Religion news 18 March 2025
Multi million cash injections to grow the CofE in Carlisle and Rochester; Turning point as Jews emigrate from Israel into European countries; Mosque vandalised in Aberdeen; Holi festivals across Britain
Multi million cash injections to grow the CofE in Carlisle and Rochester; Turning point as Jews emigrate from Israel into European countries; Mosque vandalised in Aberdeen; Holi festivals across Britain
Pope Francis reflects on his ‘period of trial’; St Patrick’s descendants, three priests witnessing in song; Jewish record producer kidnapped in west Wales because of his religion
Ukrainian Orthodox leader denounces ‘satanic nature of Russian aggression’; National plan needed to protect church buildings; Complaints at The Archers’ Ramadan storyline; The worm blood red moon heralding spiritual renewal
Former bishop jailed for sex abuse; Assisted Dying bill removes need for judge approval; Methodists hand over Torah and Esther scrolls to the Jewish community; Parish priest celebrates his horse’s shock win at Cheltenham
Christians ‘among hundreds massacred’ in north-west Syria; Global council to tackle challenges facing Jewish communities; Pope stable and out of immediate danger; Archbishop of York on ‘Lord Prayer’s Tour’ across the north of England
One thousand people killed in Alawite areas in Syria; Tell Mama faces closure after government funding cut; Marco Rubio’s Ash Wednesday cross angers church leader in Jerusalem; “Traitors” vicar fronting campaign in praise of women clergy
Protests aginst Trump’s impact on the poor, religious freedom and Muslim majority countries; Pope’s audio message thanking crowds for prayers; Commonwealth Peace Prize to former war rivals in Nigeria; Stonehenge may be a lot older than previously thought
Drive-by ashes in signs of the cross on Ash Wednesday; Chief Rabbi rates synagogues according to how they treat women; British Muslim Network consultation discusses community collaboration; Pope Francis well enough to call Gaza parish priest
Pope suffers two episodes of acute respiratory failure; Oasis Charity Trust marks 40th anniversary; ‘Significant’ management failures at Winchester Cathedral
New Muslim organisation will liaise with government on issues of concern affecting society, tackling anti-Muslim hate crime and challenging Islamophobia.
