David Smith MP appointed UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief; Muslim Women’s Network UK urges campaign about abuse; Jewish leaders meet Health Secretary over antisemitism in the NHS; The lifeboat chaplains on duty at sea this Christmas
2024 headlines including the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury; summer riots; assisted dying, safeguarding issues in the CofE; and the closure of the Interfaith network
‘It’s a miracle’ – Liverpool coal haulier healed at Lourdes; GB News accused of hating Islam and Muslims; Antisemitism hits record highs at UK universities.; 2024 Nativity – high-vis shepherds and angels with mobiles
The religious past and present of the Syrian rebel group HTS; Notre Dame re-opens to the world’s gaze; BBC announces programmes on religion and ethics for next year; Two British Indian leaders stripped of their honours
Welby’s “frivolous” farewell speech in the Lords met with criticism; Notre Dame re-opens, restored to former glory; Aim for 1,000 street carol services this Christmas; Catholic bishops say South Korea martial law declaration was “illegitimate”
Religious messages disrupt FA’s rainbow campaign; Civitas report says CofE bureaucracy risks parish existence: Church of England congregations increased in 2023; Commons Bill to add ‘Sikh’ and ‘Jewish’ in ethnicity data
Trust, fear and betrayal at the heart of the assisted dying debate; Bishop Jo Bailey Wells steps back over John Smyth abuse; Community Security Trust reflects on 30 years; Exhibition of men’s fashion at Friday prayers
Wolverhampton ‘Creating Connectons’ in football, media and religion; Catholic Bishop: ‘Britain is no longer a Christian country’; Jewish community leaders urge PM to take action to keep them safe; Scottish Parliament sent an Advent wreath for reflection at Christmas
Assisted Dying: “Don’t ram religious ideas down my throat”; Bishop of Newcastle ‘frozen out’ by fellow bishops for speaking out on safeguarding; Humanists UK poll on bishops in the Lords; World gets first glimpse of restored Notre Dame cathedral
MPs voted to allow Assisted Dying by a majority of 55, after a debate with multiple stories of painful deaths and despite fears of coercion and impact on vulnerable people
