Religion news 19 November 2025
Decline in marriages and steep decline in religious ceremonies; Pope criticises disrespectful treatment of migrants in the US; Robust argument over theory of a ‘Quiet Revival’; Holocaust survivor dies aged 95
Decline in marriages and steep decline in religious ceremonies; Pope criticises disrespectful treatment of migrants in the US; Robust argument over theory of a ‘Quiet Revival’; Holocaust survivor dies aged 95
Asylum reform – Bishop ‘shaken to the core’, Jesuit Refugee Service says ‘it will inflict profound harm’, UNHCR will review detail; Pope Leo calls for action on climate change; Freedom of religion and belief school resources
Cardinal Vincent Nichols warns Britain is fragmenting; UN High Commissioner for Refugees speaks at Westminster Abbey as MPs debate asylum reforms; Pope affirms film industry saying cinema ‘awakens the light of the soul’; Historian ‘s 200-mile pilgrimage lays ‘foundation for inner peace’
PM will work with faith leaders on social cohesion; Babies and toddlers referred to Prevent; Concern that BBC crisis risks future of religious broadcasting; Informal religious education needed across society, not just in schools; Archbishop in tears over West Bank stories
Fight for the Soul of the Nation’ as communities rebuild; Presbyterian Moderator steps aside over safeguarding; Bishop Mullally opposes move to block conversion-based asylum claims; Italian woman charged over ‘weeping’ Virgin Mary statue
St Bride’s service honours journalists who died reporting the story; The Times reveals the costly, complex path to sainthood; Christian Resources Exhibition taken over by global business events company
Pope urges world leaders to protect creation; World Vision says COP30 must address childhood malnutrition; Archbishop of York prays with family of Christian Palestinian detainee
Campaign Against Antisemitism says resignations show BBC impartiality ‘is a sham’; Archbishop of York’s visit to the West Bank cut short by Israeli police; British Muslim Trust reports ‘alarming spike’ in attacks on mosques; Burnley street pastor told John 3:16 could be ‘hate speech’
Interfaith week launched at St Martin in the Fields; Interfaith Declaration for a ‘just, inclusive, compassionate’ Glasgow; National Hindu NHS Network set up in Britain; Bake Off winner says Christian faith strengthened through the contest
RE in the national curriculum recognises its ‘critical value in the modern world’; US Muslim reaction to election of Zohran Mamdani; Catholic bishop urges Lords to reject decriminalisation of abortion up to birth
