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

Religion news 16 November 2022

Archbishop of York welcomes rise in living wage; Church buildings should be used fully by communities to secure their future; Police plea to drop the words Islamist and Islamism; Muslim womens’ football club allows traditional dress code on the pitch

Religion news 15 November 2022

Faith groups urged to invest in projects to tackle climate change; Ampleforth College gets the all clear from Ofsted; Women face institutionalised discrimination in CofE; Drone project to protect European Jewish cemeteries launched in Kyiv

Religion news 14 November 2022

Interfaith climate campaigners “repentance ceremony” overlooking London; Death sentence for man linked to hijab protest in Iran; 919 places of worship on English Heritage at risk register; Spiritans religious order in Ireland facing hundreds of sexual abuse allegations

Religion news 11 November 2022

Ukraine Catholic leader says no deal with Russia in “colonial” war; Charity Commission issues official warning to Christ Church College, Oxford; Methodists encouraged to forge links with armed forces this Remembrance Sunday

Religion news 10 November 2022

Christian nationalism and yearning for the 1950s in US elections; American Muslims win historic string of results in US mid-terms; Chief Rabbi makes historic visit to the UAE; Statue of Queen Elizabeth installed at York Minster

Religion news 9 November 2022

Faith and US mid-term elections; Reporting the world cup in Qatar: Human rights, Islam and society; Breakaway Anglican group prepares to take Church of England defectors; Hindu Temple with assets of $30 billion

Religion news 8 November 2022

The poison of US politics – “everyone feels aggrieved”; Moral duty to tackle climate change; Faith groups and charities are a torn safety net at risk of closure; Ukraine orthodox church plans Christmas services on 25 December

Religion news 7 November 2022

Religion and faith key to solving political and climate crises; Call for global alliance of religious leaders; Archbishop says Cop27 should act urgently with world near point of no return; Pope says women know how to get things done