Orthodox rabbi defends Diane Abbott; The laws relating to religion lost due to early election; Jewish, Arab, Muslim media have worse mental health after Israel / Gaza war; Sacked Cliff College lecturer gives evidence in employment tribunal; Financial incentives to teach Bible stories to school children in Texas
Lord Mann and Edwin Shuker declare for Labour; Methodists say tackling poverty must be priority in election; Pope apologises after “too much frociaggine” quote; Appreciation of Don Cupitt on his 90th birthday
Early election interview with Nigel Farage targets Muslims; Former Archbishop of Canterbury directly linked to slave trade; Muslim International Film festival in London reclaims the words Muslim and Islam; Pope: “too much frociaggine” among trainee priests
Archbishop appeals for people to vote in large numbers “treasuring democracy”; Teenager known as “God’s Influencer” for his social media posts in line to become a saint; Pioneer UK apologises to people harmed by its founder Gerald Coates; Queensland tribunal says Twitter / X is subject to state laws on hate speech
Archbishops urge people to pray in election campaign as the government faces epic challenges; Politicians warned not to use Muslims as a punch bag; Anglican priest and former Post Office CEO in tears at Horizon IT inquiry; Jersey votes for assisted dying service
Majority of people in Scotland have no religion; Teachers to be protected from blasphemy complaints; Jersey to vote on establishing an assisted dying service; St James’s Piccadilly garden wins gold medal
Funeral for Ebrahim Raisi, once tipped as the future Ayatollah of Iran; Pope says conservative criticism of progressives is “suicidal attitude”; Séance gameboard to “communicate directly with Jesus”
Archbishop urges an end to the two-child benefits limit; Vatican changes rules on supernatural phenomena; Dazzling diversity of religion in Cuba
“Oasis Restore” UK’s first secure school a place of healing and relentless love; Pope: Greed, industry and disinformation preventing action on climate change; French Muslim pilgrim finishes 8,000 km journey on foot from Paris to Makkah
Religion is a factor in how people vote and needs more research; Isle of Man moves closer towards allowing assisted dying; Gleaming gold spire renovated to dramatic effect
