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”
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 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
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 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
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
FaithAction launches evaluation of Faith Covenant scheme; Quakers seek to join in judicial review of Palestine Action decision; US National Conservatism conference speakers ‘regard Muslims as the enemy’; African Methodism grows after autonomy on sexuality
King to attend first Catholic funeral by a monarch in Britain since the reformation; Faith minister Lord Khan has left the government; YouGov survey suggests 21 per cent of British public hold antisemitic views; Runners and riders in the Archbishop of Canterbury race
RMC weekly newsletter 5 September 2025 – How British Muslims repsond to raise the flag campaign; Lookahead to Carlo Acutis becoming a saint; US catholic LGBTQ+ campaigner meets Pope Leo
Bishop of Warrington resigns after absence of two years; Chris Brain faces retrial on outstanding rape and sex abuse charges; Churches ‘regret’ distress caused in mother and baby homes in England; Scotland’s Jewish Council says First Minister endangering Jews
