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
PRRI research into the rise of charismatic influence in US politics, with key ideas of Christian nationalism, God given power and prophetic importance of US in global affairs
Ukrainian bishop: giving away land ‘would be tragic’; The dangers of the Christian “Vance Anglosphere crusade”; The rise of charismatics in US politics; YouGov poll suggests belief in God is rising in Britain
RMC weekly newsletter 15 August 2025 – Progressive Judaism leaders booed off stage; Hindu Rath Yatra festival celebrated in Ealing; Number of students taking RE A-level has fallen
Fewer students take RE A-Level amid shortage of specialist teachers; Theos think tank urges universities not to abandon Theology and Religious Studies; Madonna appeals to the Pope to visit Gaza; US Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s links to a Christian nationalist church
BBC apologises after Thought for the Day comment on xenophobia; Pope Leo hoping Trump and Putin agree a ceasefire; University spaces available for the study of Theology and Religious Studies
Carmelite priest and Baptist minister arrested at Palestine Action protest; Catholic priest attacked at his last Mass before retirement; 500 Israeli mothers set up a peace camp near Gaza border; Pope’s general audience to be held inside because of the heat
Al Jazeera journalist’s final message centred on Allah; Call for British Jews to acknolwedge divisions over Gaza and debate with respect; Fire damages Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba; Cellist ends pilgrimage on a bicycle to all 42 English Anglican cathedrals; Japanese Moonies’ member locked in his flat for 12 years for de-programming
Tensions spilling over in British Jewish community over Gaza; Civil Society Covenant backlash; Midnight snooping exposed as curate cleared of affair; Thousands watch vibrant Hindu festival in Ealing
RMC weekly newsletter 8 August 2025 – Future of Sea of Faith after 40 years, Kemie Badenoch explains loss of faith in God, Short Scioon float plane exhibitedin Rochester Cathedral
