New blasphemy guidance “will not be published”; Six shot dead in attack on Jehovah’s Witness Centre; Asda announces “Ramadan aisles” for Muslim customers; Woman vicar not welcome in Cornish town once home to the vicar of Dibley
“Pope Francis’ model is Jesus Christ and the model is one of humility, simplicity, servant leadership”
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
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
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
Home Secretary’s guidance on blasphemy; Sacred coronation oil is consecrated; Ahmadiyya mosque reopened after fire; Rowan Williams in conversation with Nick Cave
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
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
Tearfund’s fast fashion campaign highlights environmental impact of global clothing industry, and urges giving up fashion for Lent
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
