Ethics underpinning financial decisions – where’s the justice?; Buffer zone outlaws vigils outside abortion clinic in Bournemouth; Pope decries divisions since Vatican II; Switzerland draft law to ban burqas; $100 million campaign to rescue authentic Jesus brand
Coronation ceremony retains traditional Anglican wording and promises; Bishop criticises government’s growth plan for not addressing urgent need; Muslim communities at the margins should create global connections; Ancient pagan religion not recognised by Lithuanian government
Sikh MP demands urgent action on hate crime; Pope sends message of consolation to the people of Creeslough; Church leaders in Jerusalem come out against moving British embassy; Film telling truth of the Pendle witch trials could lead to pardon
Bishop says people “living through nightmare” after blast kills ten people; Pope condemns exclusion of migrants as scandalous and disgusting; Research into mental health provision for Muslims; Prime Ministers and God – inner secrets laid bare
Religious hate crimes increased by 37 per cent on last year; Cutting benefits would be un-Conservative, uncompassionate and un-Christian; Cardinal Nichols warns Prime Minister against moving British embassy to Jerusalem
Profound shame of CofE as hundreds of new sex abuse cases come to light; Thérèse Coffey, deputy PM and practising Catholic profile; Charity Commission opens inquiry into Brighton mosque; Lawyer seeks survivors of Jesus Army abuse who are entitled to compensation
Heavy metal band releases healing force of shaman; Man stabbed to death during funeral prayer outside Coventry mosque; Patriarch Kirill says soldiers who die in Ukraine have made a sacrifice and their sins are washed away; Hijab death protests in Iran “could destabilise the country”.
United Reformed Church is 50 but celebrations postponed due to rail strike; Ayatollah Khamenei condemns hijab protests as riots; Bishop in Scotland facing bullying allegations is suspended again; Going to church can reverse early signs of dementia
Gordon Brown says church support vital for providing warm places this winter; Government urged to stop fascism and racism behind Leicester violence; Pope appeals for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine; ‘Strong demand’ for more news coverage on faith, survey finds
Church of England LGBTQ campaigners to meet bishops at Lambeth Palace; Ethical human principles should govern big tech companies; Malala calls for fair representation of Muslims in top Hollywood roles; Hindu festival restores calm and joy in Leicester
