RMC weekly newsletter 7 February 2025 – JD Vance and Rory Stewart in social media spat over ‘ordo amoris’ (order of love); Zara Mohammed reflects on her four-year term as secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain:; The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, died aged 88.
Trump to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in government; Cleric who ran Christian Iwerne camps ‘was himself an abuser’; Pope has bronchitis but is carrying on working; Jewish students in Britain face Nazi salutes, threats, and assaults
Muslim leader says Trump’s Gaza plan is ‘unconscionable’; New Aga Khan is Rahim al-Hussaini, successor to his father; 24 per cent of Indians are ‘religious nationalists’; Prayers for US visas at Hindu temples in India
Bishops ‘very deeply shaken’ by Liverpool Bishop’s sudden departure; Aga Khan, Ismaili leader, dies at 88; No probe into sex abuse claims against French priest Abbé Pierre; Cardinal slams Assisted Dying bill process
Bishops ‘very deeply shaken’ by Liverpool bishop resignation & clergy have crisis of trust in hierarchy
Research initiative to provide fresh insight into the needs of people of faith who work, live, and visit the City of London
Shock as Liverpool bishop quits – calls for investigation & reforms; ‘Dubious parliamentary tactics’ in assisted dying committee; Christian theology behind America First dispute; Hindu temple opens in Johannesburg
“Faith in the City” research project to explore faith needs in the Square Mile; 15-year-old boy stabbed to death at Catholic school in Sheffield; Zara Mohammed says British Muslims need a national narrative of belonging
RMC weekly newsletter 31 January 2025 – Bishop of Liverpool John Perumbaleth quits after complaints of sexual assault which he denied; Dr Wajid Akhter elected Sec Gen of Muslim Council of Britain; GenZ more likely to say they are spiritual than older people
The Bishop of Liverpool quits & Bishop Bev Mason reveals she made the harrassment complaint; Advice to faith groups on creating neighbourhood health service; Calvin Robinson sacked from church after ‘pro-Nazi’ salute; St Bride’s celebrates feast day of St Brigid
