Wales ‘in danger of losing its religious identity’; Bishop of Norwich on selection panel for next Archbishop of Canterbury; Faith groups condemn Israel’s renewed attack on Gaza; Bishop of Chester on an Easter motorbike parade
National Curriculum Review notes lack of national agreed standards in RE; Methodist campaigner warns welfare cuts “near certain” to increase hunger; Chief Rabbi withdraws from Israeli antisemitism conference over far right involvement; How a 90-year-old baker’s sausage rolls helped save a village church
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
RMC weekly newsletter 14 March 2025 – Pope Francis remains in hospital; Orthodox primate denounces Satanic nature of Russia’s aggression; New global Jewish group The Voice of the People is fotrmed;
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
RMC weekly newsletter 7 March 2025 – Third anniversary of war in Ukraine brings support from bishops and rally in London; US Christians in widespread protests against Trump; Oasis celebrates 40 years; Pope calls Gaza priest from his hospital bed
