RMC weekly newsletter 24 January 2025 – Trump is inaugurated as President of the USA: and Bp Mariann Budde tells him to ‘have mercy’; 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz; Sea of Faith Don Cupitt dies aged 90
‘British Muslim Network’ to launch next month; Southport priest says ‘Everyone is heartbroken beyond words’; US Faith leaders resist Trump’s mass deportation plan; ‘Emergency’ film screenings cancelled after Sikh protests
US Episcopalian leaders back call for Trump to show mercy; Listed places of worship grant scheme extended for one year; Welsh revival bringing children into the church; Unofficial chaplain to “The Traitors”
Bishop tells Trump: have mercy on our scared people; Pope says US deportation plan is ‘a disgrace’; Community church says Southport killer’s family ‘devastated’; Harriet Harman proposes end to CofE bishops’ right to sit in the Lords
Trump: ‘God saved me to make America great again’; Muslim Hands report ‘glimmer of relief’ in Gaza; CofE services for same sex blessings face another delay; Radical ‘Sea of Faith’ theologian, Don Cupitt, has died
Welcome return of Israeli hostages and calls for immediate aid to Gaza; Faith leaders line up support Trump on Inauguration Day; Moral dilemma in the Church of England over its use of Twitter /X; Tesco worker who wore a “fez” to work, loses religious discrimination claim
RMC weekly newsletter 17 January 2025 – Middle East ceasefire announced and faith groups repsond; Young composer finds lost music at Auschwitz; 400 million pilgrims gather for Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu festival
Government announces national audit of grooming gangs; Eighteen charities demand justice for Palestinians; Survey says 12 per cent of UK adults are antisemitic; Acting on Makin review a “watershed moment” for CofE; Monthly bonus to Vatican families with three children
The lost music of Auschwitz uncovered by young British composer; Decision on changes to church repair scheme announced soon; Grooming gang debate descends into anger in Welsh Senedd; Three day meeting on the future of the United Reformed Church
Pope’s autobiography ‘Hope’ in a life of tension; National consultation on future of Inter Faith Week; Holocaust reception at Buckingham Palace; Peterborough Cathedral’s financial crisis may force part closure
