“Mystifying and deeply alarming” failures of Justin Welby; Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations this weekend; Ramadan said to generate £13billion to UK economy; Quakers demand an apology after Met Police raid on a meeting house; Nishkam charities in Birmingham celebrate 50th anniversary
Families across the UK are preparing to celebrate the end of Ramadan, one of the holiest months of Islam, with feasts, parties and, most of all, community
The church experience of long covid, with emergency online worship now a fixture; New police powers to prevent protests near mosques and synagogues; Yorkshire villagers outraged at 15th century church tower painted white
Christians slam Spring statement as ‘lacking compassion and care’; US Methodists dealing with financial and emotional disaster from Trump’s policies; Most non-religious people in Britain were brought up as Christians
Isle of Man passes assisted dying bill; Doctors tell of moment Pope Francis nearly died; King’s visit to meet the Pope is postponed; Moonies ‘dissolved’ in Japan
Islamophobia definition will protect right to criticise religion; Faith leaders unite in call against child poverty; Court case in Japan to decide Unification Church future; Churches urge legal action against climate change
Pope Francis makes first public greeting and blessing from hospital; Board of Deputies tells BBC to act on editorial demands by 12 April; Fifth anniversary of online church services since Covid; Chinese Bible sold for £56,280
Cottrell condemns Israeli action as ‘callous and unnecessary’; Eco-friendly, community based Ramadan season in Britain 2025; Church leaders discuss climate change in Brazil, ahead of COP30; Brits are kinder than they think
Wales ‘in danger of losing its religious identity’; Bishop of Norwich on selection panel for next Archbishop of Canterbury; Faith groups condemn Israel’s renewed attack on Gaza; Bishop of Chester on an Easter motorbike parade
National Curriculum Review notes lack of national agreed standards in RE; Methodist campaigner warns welfare cuts “near certain” to increase hunger; Chief Rabbi withdraws from Israeli antisemitism conference over far right involvement; How a 90-year-old baker’s sausage rolls helped save a village church
