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 29 September 2025

Speculation grows over next Archbishop of Canterbury; Two dead, eight hurt in US Mormon church shooting; Minister to block Islamophobia definition if curbs free speech; King and Queen to meet Pope Leo in October; Three nuns escape care home & break into Salzburg convent

RMC Weekly Round-up 26 September 2025

RMC weekly newsletter 26 September – 100,000 attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service; Signs that Cardinal Vicnent Nichols is about to retire; Methodists sing ‘All are welcome!’ in response to Unite the Kingdom march; 700 year old City of London church suspended on stilts for building work

Religion news 26 September 2025

‘All Are Welcome’: Britain’s Methodist churches unite in hymn against division and fear; Call for debate on integration and ‘weaving of society’; Israeli women ‘abused in UK’ after matchmaker marriages; Rabbinic couples reveal marriage secrets

Religion news 25 September 2025

Jesuits provide legal help to refugees stuck in UK asylum system; Outrage at Trump’s sharia law jibe against London Mayor; Unification church leader arrested in South Korea; Church tower on stilts as offices built on ground below

Religion news 23 September 2025

JIPR: British Jews’ support for a two state solution drops dramatically; Bishops welcome recognition of Palestinian state; New watchdog to monitor hate crime against Muslim women and girls; Next Archbishop of Canterbury decision “expected this week”

Religion news 22 September 2025

Speculation grows over Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ successor; Jewish groups condemn UK recognition of Palestine; Charlie Kirk’s memorial service ‘Old Time Revival’; Christianity ‘misused’ at Unite the Kingdom march

RMC Weekly Round-up 19 September 2025

RMC weekly newsletter 19 September 2025 – Crosses held aloft at Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom march; Final stages of process to appoint a new Archbishop of Canterbury; Assisted Dying debate continues; King attends Duchess of Kent’s Catholic funeral; The rise of modest fashion

Religion news 19 September 2025

Bishop calls on Christians to ‘reclaim the flag and the faith’; Assisted Dying Bill returns to the Lords for crucial votes; Board of Deputies ‘gravely concerned’ at UK move to recognise Palestinian state; Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK celebrates 20th anniversary

RMC Weekly Round-up 12 September 2025

RMC weekly newsletter 12 September 2025 – Charlie Kirk murdered at university event; House of Lords began debating Assisted Dying Bill; Faith minister Lord Khan loses job in reshuffle; King to attend first Catholic funera by a monarch in Britain since Reformation

Religion news 10 September 2025

Pope Leo concerned at ‘truly serious situation’ after Qatar attack; Bangor Cathedral choir suspended following ‘Canticle of Indignation’; Archbishop resigns in dispute amid ‘spiritual Disneyland’ development at Mount Sinai; UK’s oldest Jewish cemetery discovered at The Barbican