Religion news 9 December 2025
Wembley Christmas event hears how praying footballers build teams that win; Nasa scientist’s new theory re the Wise Men’s star; One hundred kidnapped Nigerian children released
Wembley Christmas event hears how praying footballers build teams that win; Nasa scientist’s new theory re the Wise Men’s star; One hundred kidnapped Nigerian children released
Churches push back against Christian nationalist agenda this Christmas; Christmas tree returns to Manger Square in Bethlehem; Arsenal’s ‘Bible Boys’ and the power of prayer propelling them to win; Bangor Cathedral’s music director sacked
RMC weekly newsletter 5 December 2025 – Pope Leo appeals for peace on five day visit to Lebanon and Turkey; Dublin City Council drops plan to rename Herzog Park; Drumlanrig Accords reviewed one year on; Labour disucssed private members bill for Assisted Dying ‘before the election’; FA Christmas event at Wembley showcasing place of Christianity in the sport
Labour discussed Assisted Dying private member’s bill before election; Public support for inclusive RE in Northern Ireland; Vatican decides against women deacons at present; Unite the Kingdom Christmas carol concert set for London
FA’s ‘Faith and Football’ Christmas event at Wembley; Lord Khan’s plan for government to harness power of faith in society; Merger of three Christian groups exploring faith in society; Ancient Catholic church from India appoints first bishop to the UK
Chief Imam: ‘Choose dialogue to prevent civic fracture before it happens’; The Changing Landscape of Faith in Britain; Church Commissioners’ rules to stop investment in oppressive regimes; Run a ‘Blue Christmas’ service to welcome single people
Proposal to change name of Herzog park in Dublin is withdrawn; Heaton Park synagogue survivor says ‘normalising antisemitism’ must stop; Pope Leo’s messages of peace to people in Lebanon; Three Austrian nuns in their 80s win the right to stay in their convent
Pope Leo appeals for peace and unity on his five day visit to Turkey and Lebanon; Badenoch: ‘you can argue that welfare spending is un-Christian’; Proposal to rename Herzog Park in Dublin criticised as ‘disgraceful’; Christmas with a grumpy owl and tasteless festive jumpers
RMC weekly newsletter 28 November 2025 – Faith groups welcome lifting of two child benefit cap; Bishop of Salford laments lost opportunity to reduce fossil fuels; Pope Leo marks 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea; More than 40 faith leaders discuss a new national structure for interfaith engagement
Pope starts visit to Turkey with warning of third world war; UK interfaith leaders chart the future of multi-faith collaboration; Bishop of Chelmsford ‘bitterly regrets’ LGBTQ+ people have been failed by the church; Diocese of Bristol launches Advent calendar with an appeal
