Celebration but concern at proposed new CofE independent safeguarding
Recommendations for independent safeguarding system in the CofE met with relief by abuse survivors, but concern is raised on how the proposal is implemented
Recommendations for independent safeguarding system in the CofE met with relief by abuse survivors, but concern is raised on how the proposal is implemented
Report recommends fundamental reform of CofE safeguarding; Is “freezing” the CofE same sex marriage debate a way to avoid future split?; Disgrace and outrage of rising antisemitism in Britain; Grantchester seeks a new vicar, echoing TV drama
World Council of Churches leader meets President Abbas urging end to violence; Amy Winehouse statue’s star of David defaced in Camden; New road tunnel agreed near Stonehenge; Huge Muslim shopping festival in London this weekend
Silent discos selling out at fourteen British cathedrals; Bishop says Israel’s siege of Gaza cannot be morally justified; Rabbi says impossible to remain silent over Rafah; BBC’s Pilgrimage returns along the North Wales Pilgrims’ Way
Prince William may be called upon to distribute Maundy Thursday gifts in place of his father, perhaps one of his first public displays of duty as a Christian leader
Withdrawal of government funding for the Inter Faith Network, forcing its closure, is “outrageous, leaving a void that will not be filled”
Petition to save the Inter Faith Network; Another petition urges government to amend Media Bill and protect religious broadcasting; Ten day Christian prayer vigil in Westminster against fossil fuels; Notre Dame’s new spire on view for the first time
Bishops call for ceasefire in Gaza; Catholic Union holds meeting at Number 10 re faith-based school admissions; Lent starts today leading to Easter; Ten top facts about St Valentine
Times investigation into number of asylum seekers using conversion in claims; Foreign Secretary meets family of Sikh detained in India; Redeeming Jesus’ brand of unconditional love at the Super Bowl
Leeds University Jewish chaplain forced into hiding after death threats; Diocese of Durham rejects “conveyor belt” asylum story; Ten commitments to calm down the Church of England
