Religion news 1 July 2024
Archbishops’ appeal to people to vote on Thursday; Alternative CofE “overseers” to be sworn in on 12 July; Ultra Orthodox protest in Israel turns violent; Russell Brand’s conversation with The Chosen’s Jesus
Archbishops’ appeal to people to vote on Thursday; Alternative CofE “overseers” to be sworn in on 12 July; Ultra Orthodox protest in Israel turns violent; Russell Brand’s conversation with The Chosen’s Jesus
The religion thread through the general election; Faith leaders see hope in manifesto pledges on climate change; 40 year anniversary of “The Sea of Faith”; Methodist conference marks 50th anniversary of women ministers
Faith representatives are hopeful that election manifesto pledges to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest and invest in renewable energy, will make the UK a force for good on the international stage
High Court case over Vatican’s €350 million property deal; HTB evangelicals in CofE threaten to breakaway over same sex marriage; Interfaith hustings hears call for re-imagining a new Britain; Episcopal church in the USA elects a new presiding bishop
Compilation of a series of articles and briefings on election issues which concern and directly affect people of faith and religious organisations in the UK
Distrust “pervasive” in Church of England; Catholic bishops appeal for politicians to address environmental concerns; Pope’s opponent made papal nuncio to the Baltic states; Irish catholics oppose assisted dying;
More than 1300 pilgrims die at the Hajj; Donald Trump courts white evangelical vote again; Priest died when church attacked in Dagestan; Sir Keir Starmer and his family’s Jewish heritage
Faith communities must help “change the narrative” on immigration; Church of England dioceses in financial trouble; Archbishop Vigano summoned to Rome on charges of schism; Ancient rites of midsummer observed once more at Stonehenge
“Tiktokification of politics” as church hustings are cancelled; 900 deaths reported at the Hajj in Mecca this year – four fold increase; “Outrageous” desecration of Stonehenge by oil protesters
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha; Sandford St Martin Trust awards creators of top religious programmes; Archbishop calls for immediate end to war in Sudan; TV presenter Dan Walker missed out on top jobs because he refused to work on Sundays
