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

Migrants crossing English channel

Religion news 9 March 2023

Church leaders tell government to abandon illegal migration bill; Pope Francis prepares to mark ten years in office; Lilibet baptised by Episcopalian bishop; Millions celebrate Holi

Religion news 8 March 2023

Buffer zones around abortion clinics to become law; Bishop of Durham criticises government’s crack down on illegal immigration; Peers urged to reject renewed plans for Holocaust Centre; Medieval screen brought back to colourful splendour in St Albans

Religion news 7 March 2023

Govt refugee plans “grotesquely cruel and cravenly dishonest”; Campaign to enlist RE teachers as applications plummet; Scientists launch project to find the origin of life; Drag night at St James’s Piccadilly

Religion news 6 March 2023

Home Secretary’s guidance on blasphemy; Sacred coronation oil is consecrated; Ahmadiyya mosque reopened after fire; Rowan Williams in conversation with Nick Cave

Religion news 3 March 2023

Didsbury mosque not cause of Manchester Arena bomber’s radicalisation; Times report into Hasidic schools in north London; Global bishops opposed to same sex relationships to visit London

Religion news 2 March 2023

Daily prayers for the King in lead up to coronation; Chalices return in Holy Communion; Durham’s £6.2million grant for science and religion research; Hindu pipe band and peace vigil for earthquake victims

Religion news 1 March 2023

Is there a place for private conscience in modern politics?; Lambeth Palace safeguarding action requires improvement; BBC strike over weekend cuts affecting religious programmes; Asteroid named after Pope Gregory XIII