Religion news 29 October 2025
Jewish leaders call for national strategy to combat antisemitism; CofE attendance up, but still not back to pre-Covid levels; Graffiti attack on Scotland’s largest mosque under investigation
Jewish leaders call for national strategy to combat antisemitism; CofE attendance up, but still not back to pre-Covid levels; Graffiti attack on Scotland’s largest mosque under investigation
King heckled outside Lichfield Cathedral; Sarah Mullaly must make natural world ‘defining mission’; Number Ten ‘concerned’ over Tower Hamlets protest chant ‘Zionist scum, off our streets’; Community tension over sale of Hindu temple in Peterborough; World’s largest Orthodox church opens in Bucharest
National celebration marks 60 years of inter-religious dialogue; Witchcraft surges on Etsy as people seek life-changing spells; Muslim candidate for New York mayor: ‘Islamophobia is endemic in the US’; Campaign to allow Sikh Jhatka method of slaughtering animals
King Charles and Pope Leo in historic prayer service at Sistine Chapel; Two men charged over Peacehaven mosque attack; £10 million security boost for British Muslims; Badenoch says expel protesters threatening Jewish lecturer with beheading; Appeal to build tower beside oldest synagogue
King and Queen arrive in Rome for historic meeting with Pope Leo; Volunteers plead for renewal of church repair grant scheme amid ‘unfolding crisis’; Met police deny arresting Jewish lawyer over Star of David pendant
National Churches Trust issues urgent call to save Britain’s churches; Bishops call for immediate removal of two child benefit cap; New Catholic bishop of Plymouth appointed; Mosque women’s leader denies ban in fun run
King meets survivors of Manchester synagogue attack; Maccabi Tel Aviv halts ticket sales for Aston Villa match; Lords table abortion amendments in Crime & Policing Bill; Charity baptises asylum seekers in hotel bathtubs
King Charles and the Catholic ‘hand of history’ – his journey and timeline; CofE clergy to hold same-sex blessing services despite bishops’ ruling; Book argues ‘God is more alive than ever’; Diwali Day in Leicester scaled back this year
Report on Faith in the City of London has identified gaps in faith provision, and calls for a mobile chaplaincy, religious literacy training, space for prayer and flagship events celebrating different faiths.
‘The future has arrived’ – Gafcon declares itself as the true Global Anglican Communion; PM announces £10 million to protect British Jews; ‘Deliveroo-style chaplaincy’ proposed for City of London
