Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the editorial consultant with the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 23 July 2025

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

Religion news 22 July 2025

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

Religion news 21 July 2025

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

RMC Weekly Round-up 18 July 2025

RMC weekly newsletter 18 July 2025 – Reports on General synod in York; Israel strikes Gaza’s only Catholic church; Apostolic Nuncio celebrates mass in Canterbury

Religion news 18 July 2025

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

Religion news 17 July 2025

Removing whip from MP Rachael Maskell ‘like expelling Mother Theresa’; Humanists challenge claims of ‘Quiet Revival’ in UK; Baptist Union leader becomes first woman vice chair worldwide; Thai woman accused of seducing and blackmailing Buddhist monks

Religion news 16 July 2025

Archbishop of Jerusalem says food distribution in Gaza ‘like Hunger Games’; Synod overwhelmingly against assisted dying; Constance Marten’s brush with HTB and a Lagos cult; Apostolic Nuncio celebrates Mass at Canterbury Cathedral; France eyes religious dates to plug “veritable Gruyere” of bank holidays

Religion news 15 July 2025

£150 million redress scheme for survivors of CofE related abuse; New Dean for Bangor Cathedral; Board of Deputies concern and alarm at BBC Gaza film verdict; Pay gap reports ‘should take religion’ into account

Religion news 14 July 2025

CofE general synod considers war, assisted dying, finance and growth; Bishops call for action against threats to Christians in West Bank; Excavation to find remains of 796 children at Tuam home; Antisemitism’normalised’ in British society; Echoes of Srebrenica genocide 30 years on

RMC Weekly Round-up 11 July 2025

RMC weekly newsletter 11 July 2025 – Govt focuses on 10 countries for freedom of religion; Indulgences return to English Anglican cathedrals; King Charles calls for spirit of unity