Religion news 20 April 2023
Faith leaders volunteer ready for coronation weekend; The Green Man – Christian or Pagan explained; How churches can find a role in funeral ceremonies; Will Eid ul Fitr really happen today ending the season of Ramadan
Faith leaders volunteer ready for coronation weekend; The Green Man – Christian or Pagan explained; How churches can find a role in funeral ceremonies; Will Eid ul Fitr really happen today ending the season of Ramadan
Coronation procession led by Welsh silver cross with crucifixion relics; Pope appeals for peace in Sudan; Humanist guidance on religion in schools; Muslim Hands Ramadan appeal raises £1.45million
New movement created for all British Progressive Jews; Risk of complex inter ethnic conflicts in Britain; Reclaiming the role of religion in preparation for death; Catholics in Luxembourg worship in an Irish pub
Easter exchange of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war; Rabbi whose wife and daughters were killed in the West Bank, calls for peace; Sandford St Martin Trust warns of threat to religious broadcasting; Muslim adviser role restored by the White House
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
