Religion news 30 July 2025
Board of Deputies: government must not reward Hamas; Bishop to the Armed Forces, Hugh Nelson, is next Bishop of Worcester; ‘Rock star’s welcome’ for Pope Leo from Catholic influencers
Board of Deputies: government must not reward Hamas; Bishop to the Armed Forces, Hugh Nelson, is next Bishop of Worcester; ‘Rock star’s welcome’ for Pope Leo from Catholic influencers
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the UK has held its annual festival, the Jalsa Salana, designed to build relationships and deepen uunderstanding of the faith
British Jews’ anger over Gaza – ‘This is not in our name’; Vatican reports ‘extraordinary’ profit from investments; Abbot of famous China Buddhist Temple investigated over money and sex; Bishops cheer for the Lionesses
46,000 Gather for Ahmadiyya Muslim Festival ‘Jalsa Salana’ in Surrey; Ayaan Institute Report: UK Mosques make up just 4 per cent of worship spaces; Sea of Faith ventures into RE and AI; Bishop in dressing gown halts London choir concert, calling it ‘terrible racket’
Faith Covenants must ‘dovetail’ with new Civil Society Covenant; Churches urge reform of ‘failing’ criminal justice system; Story of the Jesus Army told in BBC documentaries; Crowdfunding campaign to buy Cwm Rhonda chapel
Archbishop of York says action needed now against ‘barbaric assault’ on Gaza; Christian organisations urge government to abandon fossil fuels; Air India crash repatriation blunder disrespects Hindu cremation rites; Survey finds faith linked to better mental health
Cardinal begs for end to ‘morally unacceptable’ war in Gaza; Jesuit Refugee Service slams UK immigration detention system; Church of England newspaper ceases publication – for now; Bishop of Southwark’s face ‘smashed like cornflakes’ in crash
British Muslim Trust to monitor anti-Muslim hate crime; Bishop of Sheffield to chair Orgreave inquiry; Hillingdon reverses street preaching ban; Explainer on Druze in Syria, as fragile peace maintained
MP warns of ‘dangerous’ ideology replacing Christianity in Britain; Consultation closes on Islamophobia definition; Teachers seek government help to tackle antisemitism; Mass exhumation feared as Norfolk cliff erodes
Three killed as Israeli strikes hit Gaza’s only Catholic church; US Episcopal Church urges action after Gaza plea from Archbishop; King opens new wing at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; Hildegard of Bingen’s music captivating experimental artists
