Religion news 21 July 2025
MP warns of ‘dangerous’ ideology replacing Christianity in Britain; Consultation closes on Islamophobia definition; Teachers seek government help to tackle antisemitism; Mass exhumation feared as Norfolk cliff erodes
MP warns of ‘dangerous’ ideology replacing Christianity in Britain; Consultation closes on Islamophobia definition; Teachers seek government help to tackle antisemitism; Mass exhumation feared as Norfolk cliff erodes
Three killed as Israeli strikes hit Gaza’s only Catholic church; US Episcopal Church urges action after Gaza plea from Archbishop; King opens new wing at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; Hildegard of Bingen’s music captivating experimental artists
Removing whip from MP Rachael Maskell ‘like expelling Mother Theresa’; Humanists challenge claims of ‘Quiet Revival’ in UK; Baptist Union leader becomes first woman vice chair worldwide; Thai woman accused of seducing and blackmailing Buddhist monks
Archbishop of Jerusalem says food distribution in Gaza ‘like Hunger Games’; Synod overwhelmingly against assisted dying; Constance Marten’s brush with HTB and a Lagos cult; Apostolic Nuncio celebrates Mass at Canterbury Cathedral; France eyes religious dates to plug “veritable Gruyere” of bank holidays
£150 million redress scheme for survivors of CofE related abuse; New Dean for Bangor Cathedral; Board of Deputies concern and alarm at BBC Gaza film verdict; Pay gap reports ‘should take religion’ into account
CofE general synod considers war, assisted dying, finance and growth; Bishops call for action against threats to Christians in West Bank; Excavation to find remains of 796 children at Tuam home; Antisemitism’normalised’ in British society; Echoes of Srebrenica genocide 30 years on
CofE general synod meets in York; Vatican possible venue for Ukraine Russia peace talks; Hot debate in consultation over Islamophobia definition; ‘South West Awake’ day of prayer along the infamous coastal path; Can AI interpret speaking in tongues?
Faith groups lobby parliament on climate change; Last Christian majority town on the West Bank threatened by attacks; ‘Sins of the Church’ in Wales investigated by the BBC; US Catholic diocese lifts Mass obligation for fear of immigration raids
Government reaffirms commitment to Freedom of Religion or Belief; Charity Commission launches inquiry into Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York; Catholic bishops publish paper on taxation and Christian ethics; ‘Social Action Hackathon’ sparks Jewish community initiatives
Courage and hope on the anniversary of the London Bomb attacks; MP says there’s a witch hunt against Catholic MPs over assisted dying; Nine O’Clock Service trial hears of kissing and massage; Pope Leo XIV has gone on holiday
