Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion News 11 June

Church of England bishops  have ‘taken the knee’ in protest at racial injustice. The Bishops of Leicester, Coventry and Warwick have been pictured  kneeling alongside

Religion News 29 May

The Pope is joining senior UK church leaders, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, for an online service on Sunday, which marks Pentecost when

Religion news 28 May

The Bishop of Ripon, whose tweet set off a chain reaction from bishops furious at Dominic Cummings and the PM’s support of him, has said

Religion News 26 May

Church of England bishops tweeted that they have received death threats for coming out forcibly against the Prime Minister’s handling of the Dominic Cummings story.

Religion News 22 May

Faith groups must not miss the opportunity to spur the world to use the Covid-19 crisis as a catalyst to tackle climate change. That was

Religion news 5 May

36 Conservative MPs have signed a letter to Church of England bishops asking that clergy be allowed back in their churches to conduct funerals. They