Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of 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 16 June 2023

Pope Francis sends greetings to LGBTQ Catholic conference; Archbishop proposes amendment to illegal migrants bill; Hindu Americans encouraged to stand for election; Dawn French reprises Vicar of Dibley role in a living funeral

Religion news 15 June 2023

Sombre mood at Nottingham vigils after devastating “barbaric” attack; Synthetic human embryos created in a lab; Southern Baptists throw out churches for having women pastors; More than 300 dead exhumed in Kenya religious starvation cult

Religion news 14 June 2023

Methodist church investigates President and Vice President; Safeguarding investigation says Bishop Robert Byrne put people at risk; Patron quits Humanists in row over transgender rights; New station design to allow religious group to use the tube

Religion news 12 June 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury plus Kate Forbes interview at Religion Media festival today; 1:4 Muslim women rarely visit a mosque in Britain; India’s plan to renovate Hindu temples across the world; French Catholic pilgrim is a hero in shocking attack on children

Religion news 9 June 2023

Soul Survivor replacement leaders suspended in safeguarding investigation; Stained glass window showing Jesus on a slave ship replaces Colston window in Bristol church; Pat Robertson, Christian televangelist, has died; Bar Council demands end to discrimination against Ahmadi lawyers in Pakistan

Religion news 8 June 2023

Pope undergoes three hour hernia operation; More than 100 abuse allegations against Mike Pilavachi; Christian Aid appeal for Ukraine’s flooded region; Church in Uganda is “backbone of anti gay legislation”

Religion news 7 June 2023

Global religious leaders call for end to fossil fuels; Salvation Army prioritises climate emergency; £5m Hare Krishna centre to be built in Cardiff Bay; Pope Francis undergoes hospital tests