Religion news 28 September 2026
Hundreds of thousands welcome Pope Leo in France; BBC cuts local radio Sunday morning religious shows from 15 to six; Archbishops call for peace as Drumcree protesters block march
Hundreds of thousands welcome Pope Leo in France; BBC cuts local radio Sunday morning religious shows from 15 to six; Archbishops call for peace as Drumcree protesters block march
Bishop Steven Croft warns politicians have failed to keep pace with AI; Resistance to acceleration of AI ‘linked to religious ideas of the apocalypse’; Divinity courses close at the University of Edinburgh; Pagans and Druids mark the autumn equinox
Pakistan Church leader calls for apology over withdrawn Lambeth award; Social change among US Latter Day Saints; Pope appeals for care and protection of migrant children
King praises ‘vital contribution’ of London’s faith and belief communities; Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot against Jews in Manchester; Lib Dems launch review into treatment of members with religious views
‘The news sphere and the heavenly sphere’ – how the media reflects the Christian perspective; Pope Leo says AI must serve human dignity and strengthen peace; Bishop of Lincoln resigns after suspension over safeguarding complaint
Sarah Sands, CEO Hymns Ancient and Modern, gives RMC annual lecture on how the media understands and reports the Christian perspective.
Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood products – but not transfusions; Chief Rabbi’s special prayer for peace on Yom Kippur; Warning of Christian persecution in Pakistan after Lambeth award mistake; Leeds Minster removes tapestry naming Gaza victims as 18 said to be Hamas
Lambeth Palace withdraws award to Muslim cleric; AI must remain in the service of humanity, say the King and the Pope; Story of drone attack on Mecca denied by Houthis
Catholic school reopens in Gaza after nearly three years of war; Middle East conflicts ‘tests’ relations between Christians and Jews; LDS world leader says creating common good is key purpose of US constitution; Methodist preacher and magician uses magic to evangelise
Survey suggests ’64 per cent of UK Christians are broad evangelicals’; Board of Deputies meets Archbishop over Kairos document; Government urged to appoint anti Muslim hostility tsar; Canada’s lone religion reporter highlights value of RMC bulletins
