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
Church of England bishops set higher legal bar for same-sex blessing services; Former Hull funeral director admits multiple fraud charges; Oxford student arrested for inciting racial hatred at Palestine demonstration
Report suggests a New Towns Faith Taskforce is needed to help faith groups liaise with developers of new towns, contributing to community and cohesion
Increased fear among faith groups after religious hate crimes rise; Pope orders medicines shipment for Gaza children; Archbishop of Wales addresses ‘deep-seated trauma’ in Bangor church; Purification of St Peter’s Basilica altar after man urinated on it
