Religion news 23 January 2024
Narendra Modi inaugurates Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya; Pope thanks Vatican journalists for “delicacy” when covering lurid scandals; Bishops urge unity in Wales as debate continues over governance
Narendra Modi inaugurates Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya; Pope thanks Vatican journalists for “delicacy” when covering lurid scandals; Bishops urge unity in Wales as debate continues over governance
$217 million Ayodhya temple opens today; Silent prayer buffer zone consultation ends today; English cathedrals report bumper congregations at Christmas
Lord Harries calls for national RE plan; Sir James Dyson offers £6 million to CofE primary school in Malmesbury; British Sikh report gives insight on community; Franciscan Friar advising the Pope on AI
Rise in Christian persecution across the world; Head stands by decision to ban Muslim prayers in London school; Rory Stewart speaks of importance of faith foundation in British Politics
Church leader urges Scotland’s MPs to reject Rwanda bill; CAFOD in the Middle East appeals for urgent ceasefire; Baroness suggests 26 CofE Lords places should be shared with other faiths; Future King may not be Supreme Governor of the CofE
UK Sikhs warned lives in danger over support for Khalistan; Government moves to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir; Former chaplain to the Queen calls on Justin Welby to quit; New church district in Scotland covers almost half the landmass
Inter Faith Network faces closure; Nicaragua frees bishop and 18 clergy; Pope Francis hopes to visit Argentina and has no plans to resign; “God Made Trump” film draws evangelicals’ wrath
Roger Bolton warns of “dramatic collapse” in TV religious programming; Muslim Council of Britain commends international court action against Israel; CofE obsessed with management and leadership; MPs back British Jewish history month
The survival of religion amid war in Gaza where heritage is destroyed; Bishop suspends masses in Ecuador after terrifying violence; Arrests in Brooklyn as secret tunnel to synagogue is blocked; Ploughs all over England blessed in church services
Paula Vennells, ex CEO of the Post Office, “shortlisted to be Bishop of London”; RMC briefing – look ahead to religion stories in 2024; Cardinal in charge of doctrine accused of blasphemy over graphic sex book
