Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 1 September 2025

Archbishop: UK should resist “kneejerk” deportation proposal; Extra security at mosques after asylum hotel protests; Faith leaders urge government to lift two child benefit cap; Templeton $3.89 million for study on beauty

Religion news 29 August 2025

Ed Davey says Christian faith leads him to decline Trump state banquet invitation; Bishop of Oxford accuses Nigel Farage of ‘deliberately increasing fear of the stranger’; UK government ‘clear-eyed’ about threat to British Jews from Iran; Humain Chat – the AI app that aligns with Islamic values

Religion news 28 August 2025

Mass shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school kills two children; Former leader of Iona community, Kathy Galloway, has died aged 73; Law firm apologises for data breach in CofE’s safeguarding redress scheme; Home of Hasidic Chabad rabbi in Bournemouth daubed with a Swastika

Religion news 27 August 2025

Bishops raise concern over young Palestinian Christian; How British Jewish identity is fostered; Silicon Valley chief to give lectures on AI and the Antichrist; Edinburgh church re-launches canal boat for mission

Religion news 26 August 2025

Vigils for journalists killed in Gaza; Catholic bishops condemn Israel’s expansion into the West Bank; 70 babies buried at Salvation Army mothers and baby home in Newcastle; Pope Leo welcomes Chagos islanders’ return after ‘grave injustice’

Religion news 22 August 2025

Verdicts in and jury discharged at trial of Chris Brain, leader of the ‘Nine O’Clock Service’; Religious Studies GCSE remains popular but more teachers needed; Global prayer chain for Ukraine taking place this Sunday; World Jewish Relief delivering medical care to Gaza

Religion news 21 August 2025

Chris Brain, leader of the ‘Nine O’Clock Service’, guilty of indecent assault; 80 Orthodox rabbis say Israel has moral obligation to prevent mass starvation; Royal Navy’s first Hindu chaplain starts work in Plymouth

Religion news 20 August 2025

Theology and Religious Studies can thrive if universities communicate its value; The world watches as a vast wooden church in Sweden is rolled to a new location; ‘Outlaws’ and IDF attack on Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza condemned by Anglican diocese

Religion news 19 August 2025

Orthodox bishops denounce Alaska Archbishop’s meeting with Putin; Mail reports drug dealing at Westminster Cathedral; Pro-lifer investigated for third time for silent prayer near clinic; ‘Welsh Camino’ pilgrimage route gets £78k to improve the journey