Religion news 26 September 2023
CofE change experiment in Wigan fails to halt decline; Online sessions with tips for Jewish communities on climate change; Islamic Uyghur scholar sentenced to life in prison
CofE change experiment in Wigan fails to halt decline; Online sessions with tips for Jewish communities on climate change; Islamic Uyghur scholar sentenced to life in prison
Pope says migration is a fundamental right; Alternative Catholic synod presses for women’s equality; Brexit prompts European rabbis to move their HQ from London to Munich; Switzerland bans the niqab
The Conference of European Rabbis, representing 700 Orthodox leaders, sets up office in Munich to revive Judaism on the continent
India stops issuing visas to Canadians following Sikh murder accusation; Local authorities will be allowed to pay for church repairs; Plans for sharia compliant insurance product in the UK
Sunak’s climate reversals “reckless” and “shameful”; Breaking confessional privacy to shop child abusers? “Don’t know”; More are pessimistic than optimistic on future of the family; Woman jailed for praying then eating pork on TikTok
Jesuit Refugee Service calls for end to immigration detention; New Wine apologises for earlier statement on Soul Survivor; UNESCO says Stonhenge tunnel plan should change or be abandoned
Trudeau accuses India of being behind killing of Canadian Sikh activist; Education Secretary warned about the crisis in RE; Vicar pulling pints in church outrages residents in Cornwall
France launches government fund to save rural churches; Documents suggest Pope Pius XII was told about the holocaust; Lord Boateng says CofE synod is not giving prominence to racial justice; Call for politicians to make commitment to Sikhs in election campaign
Local faith groups and media meet at events in six cities this autumn to build bridges and trust
Call for a Faiths Commissioner to strengthen links with government; Children’s Commissioner tells Catholic Union of magnitude of lockdowns; Soul Survivor senior pastor “failed to act” three times; President Zelensky heralds Jewish new year with 32 Ukrainian rabbis
