Religion news 5 February 2026
Archbishop of Canterbury makes oath of allegiance to the King; New project explores faith and identity in England; Catholic priest in Gaza pleads for war to stop; Memorial service for BBC broadcaster Sir Mark Tully
Archbishop of Canterbury makes oath of allegiance to the King; New project explores faith and identity in England; Catholic priest in Gaza pleads for war to stop; Memorial service for BBC broadcaster Sir Mark Tully
Unsettling times for the tiny Jewish community in Ireland; Northern Ireland review of Religious Education underway; Plaid leader pledges to protect Muslims in Wales from the far right; Evangelical leader resigns as honorary canon over same sex blessings
Three CofE bishops say international community must protect Palestinians; British Muslims urged to engage in political campaigning to solve community issues; Dalai Lama wins Grammy award for audiobook on meditation; Inquiry after Basilica cherub restoration resembles Giorgia Meloni
Signs of growth in the Church of England; Quiet Revival author defends church growth claims amid polling doubts; Call to drop charges against journalists covering Minnesota church protest; New organisation to counter view that ‘death is annihilation’
‘Quiet Revival’ challenged over polling and AI bot concerns; Archbishop of York cleared of misconduct in David Tudor case; MPs call out rising antisemitism in Holocaust Memorial Day debate; Pressure to provide burial plots for British Muslims
Dame Sarah Mullally confirmed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury; Methodists in Minneapolis standing against “evil in our midst”; ‘Very difficult’ for assisted dying bill to become law this year; Kim Keon Hee jailed for corruption over gifts from Unification Church
Dame Sarah Mullally legally becomes Archbishop of Canterbury today; Bible chatbots ‘biased’ towards evangelical theology; US churches ‘share common thread’ in collective organisation against ICE raids; Muslim football fans plan charity matches with Palestinian refugees
Religion on the Minneapolis front line – RNS briefing with reporter Jack Jenkins; Muslim Council of Britain’s vision for 2050; Two senior Catholic bishops deeply concerned at prospect of assisted dying bill in Wales; Police ban ‘Walk with Jesus’ UKIP march in Whitechapel
600 faith leaders meet in Minneapolis to resist ICE immigration raids; Soul Survivor named ‘engine of mission’ despite safeguarding scandal; Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury’s safeguarding record praised; Men’s Pilates class at Bradford mosque goes viral on TikTok
Oxford Catholic chaplain’s inappropriate behaviour ‘reported to police’; £92 million heritage church repair fund, but VAT will be charged; Three arrested after Minnesota church service disrupted; Commons speaker hosts Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
