Religion news 14 April 2023
Manchester interfaith delegation meeting Pope to pledge climate change action; New papal nuncio to Great Britain; Vaisakhi festival observed today; Increasing need for poverty relief among British Muslims
Manchester interfaith delegation meeting Pope to pledge climate change action; New papal nuncio to Great Britain; Vaisakhi festival observed today; Increasing need for poverty relief among British Muslims
Historic moment as Manchester’s faith and civic leaders prepare to meet the Pope with a commitment for a greener Greater Manchester region.
English cathedral visitors almost double in one year; Room for 30,000 homes on Church Commissioners’ land; Warning to charities targeting Muslim donors during Ramadan; Sikh couple help others go through infertility struggles
Open Iftar at The Globe; Difficult to decide date for Eid ul Fitr; Chief Rabbi’s shock at mother and daughter killings in the West Bank; Evangelicalism in the Church of England “a destabilising force, a liability”; Mike Pilavachi resigns as a director of the Soul Survivor company
Good Friday agreement – Archbishop says reconciliation and peace are not one-off events; DUP founder fears evangelical heritage not safe in UK; British Israeli mother dies after shooting in West Bank; England football two steps ahead in understanding Ramadan
Contemporary art exhibition at Great St Barts brings its 900 year story into the present
King distributes Maundy Thursday money for the first time; Chief Rabbi praises community action; Iftar meal at Aston Villa; 1,450 church leaders decry “appalling” illegal migrants bill
Iftar meals springing up all over the UK; Jewish festival of Passover begins today; Over-65s with no religion doubles in a decade; Bishop appeals for action to prevent loneliness
Christians in Jerusalem appeal for their security to be protected; Founder of Soul Survivor subject to safeguarding inquiry; Devoted Hindu and community champion becomes Wiltshire High Sheriff; Dating apps just don’t cut it against traditional Jewish matchmakers
Pope presides at Palm Sunday mass day after leaving hospital; Ten London CofE clergy declare UDI; French football matches will not pause for Ramadan; Hermit huts for overcrowded Christian retreat centre
