Religious buildings destroyed and communities ripped apart by fire in Los Angeles; Tributes to President Carter, whose life was ‘a testament to the goodness of God’; Founder of Sikh Youth UK jailed for theft; New church pilgrimage centre opened at site of Jesus’ baptism
Justin Welby leaves office after a turbulent 12 years; Archbishop of York takes over a church in turmoil today; Policy Exchange report on Muslim Council of Britain election; Progressive cardinal appointed to Washington DC as Trump moves in
Welby steps down after evensong tonight; Action, not ‘racist witch hunt’, needed to tackle grooming gangs; The vicar on ‘The Traitors’ obsessed with murder; Pope tells nuns not to adopt ‘a vinegar face’
Rosary podcast goes straight to number one in Apple charts; US Council on American-Islamic Relations denounces New Orleans attacker; The future of AI and its power to change people and the world; Notre Dame will welcome the next annual Taizé gathering
Pope’s New Year’s message: respect dignity of life, as Year of Jubilee 2025 begins; Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah, ends today; Police record large rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes; Priest jailed in Belarus for criticising government in his sermons
Christmas message to the Church of England: strip off finery and kneel in penitence and adoration
King declares Archbishopric of Canterbury vacant from 7 January; Keir Starmer hosts first Hanukkah reception; Report on Muslim community efforts to combat loneliness; Government won’t tolerate foreign harrassment against Sikhs; Cathedrals celebrate Christmas in style
Alongside traditional Christmas worship, cathedrals are offering beer and carols, Christmas tree avenues, buildings bathed in light and music from Handel to Michael Bublé
Crown Nominations Commission member Canon Andrew Cornes, steps back from ministry; Professor Alexis Jay tells CofE bishops to ‘get a grip’ on safeguarding and backs Bishop of Newcastle; How British Muslims adopt some Christmas traditions; Welby donates to child abuse charity
George Carey relinquishes his license to officiate as a CofE minister; King is praying for people displaced in Syria and supporting Christians in Iraq; Pope says British intelligence saved him from Iraqi suicide bomber; Three Methodists in Nigeria killed by rival church group
