RMC weekly newsletter 1 August 2025 – Progressive Jews say Gaza ‘catastrophe’ is not in our name; 46,000 people attend Ahmadiyya festival in Surrey; Cherry Vann appointed Archbishop of Wales; Spurgeon’s College announces closure
Spurgeon’s College closes down with immediate effect; Holy See – two-state solution only viable path; Methodist leaders – recognise Palestine State without delay; Man, 76, arrested after children fall ill at Christian camp; St John Henry Newman set to become newest Doctor of the Church; Muhammad and Olivia top baby names for 2024
Cherry Vann becomes the new Archbishop of Wales; CofE bishops call on UK to recognise Palestine State unconditionally; Fewer Christian majority countries in 2020; Report benchmarks facts about British mosques
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’
RMC weekly newsletter 25 July 2025 – Calls for end to war in Gaza, British Muslim Trust engaged to assess anti Muslim hate crimes, Danny Kruger tells vacant Commons chamber that Britain is in a precarious state
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
