Archbishop says “relentless” bombing of Gaza must stop; British Muslim scholars appeal again for ceasefire; Jewish community in Britain terrified after pro-Palestine marches; Same sex blessings crunch votes at Synod this week; Ten Downing Street lit up for Diwali
Warnings against antisemitic marchers alongside Saturday’s “Million March” ; BBC rejects accusations of being “institutionally antisemitic”; Diwali celebrated this weekend
30 Jewish media outlets worldwide unite antisemitism; New York coffee shop saved by community after five staff quit over Israel; Former faith minister says closing churches during Covid was “outrageous”; Media bill scrapping protection for religious broadcasting in government timetable
Four-year-olds in London taught how to hide under desks in case of attack; Jewish university students need protection from “horrendous abuse”; NHS Muslim network event to raise awareness of Islamophobia; Archbishop calls on global faith leaders to care for the planet
British Jews are living with fear after facing unprecedented antisemitism in response to the war in Israel and Gaza, with central London a no-go zone during marches and outward signs of faith removed.
Chief Rabbi says hateful extremism must be faced down; Iranian activist stands with demonstrators calling for return of hostages; Expert help for dioceses wanting to build houses on church land; Archbishop’s powerful and emotional meeting with same sex supporters
Bishop and Imam determined to strengthen good relations between faiths in Oxfordshire; Relationships in UK “should not be defined by disagreements about conflict abroad”; “Gaza” daubed in red paint on London Holocaust library sign; First handwritten Bible commissioned for 500 years given to Lambeth Palace
Bishops hope for Middle East ceasefire “in the long term”; Pope will attend Cop28 saying world is collapsing through climate change; UK Rickshaw runners prepare to cross India for SewaUK charity
Emergency baptism for nine babies at Greek Orthodox church in Gaza; Politicians stoking division and “fuelling Islamophobia in plain sight”; Evangelicals start network in favour of same sex relationships; All Saints in glorious technicolour at St Albans Cathedral
Security advice offered to Jewish parents whose children attend non Jewish schools; Christians in Gaza will find it difficult to “resist temptation to leave”; Nuns abandoned their convent and took off with sacred works of art; Archbishop backs warm welcome campaign
