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 17 September 2024

‘More united than ever before’ – the towns healing after the riots; ‘Quite shocking’ lack of contact between government and Muslim Council of Britain; Pope declines invitation to lead mass at re-opening of Notre Dame

Religion news 16 September 2024

‘Multiculturalism at its finest’ – Southport imam on community healing after riots; Four columnists resign from the Jewish Chronicle; Pope says all religions are a path to God; CofE evangelicals appeal for more support for parallel province

Religion news 13 September 2024

Pope urges Singapore’s leaders to look out for poorest in society; Labour MP wins right to introduce assisted dying bill; No change in six months on religious vote in US Presidential election;

Religion news 12 September 2024

Faith minister will ensure that faith is part of the national conversation; Change proposed after deadlock over CofE bishops’ appointments; Collapse of court case over Hindu prayers on Brighton beach

Religion news 11 September 2024

Sir Paul Marshall, evangelical Christian with right wing politics, buys The Spectator; Nazir Afzal leaves the Catholic church for CofE Safeguarding role; APPG on British Muslims reconstituted with new co-chairs; Orchestra playing Ibiza dance songs in a cathedral “incongruent” with Christian message

Religion news 9 September 2024

Church in Wales convenes summit on river pollution; Runners and riders for the job as the next Archbishop of Canterbury; Sikh organisation says Islamophobia definition threatens free speech

Religion news 6 September 2024

Grenfell fire tragedy showed essential role of faith groups in the community; Pope signs joint faiths declaration for peace and protection of the environment; Plans for Holocaust Memorial next to Parliament progress to next stage in the Lords

Religion news 5 September 2024

Grenfell Tower report – faith and community groups displayed ‘the best of humanity’ but Muslims were ‘abandoned and mistreated’; Pope to sign interfaith declaration in Jakarta; Gen Z Trad Catholics – the new phenomenon with TikTok as its church

Religion news 4 September 2024

Support and disquiet over decision to restict arms licenses to Israel; Evangelical benefactor Sir Paul Marshall ‘poised’ to own The Spectator; Ayatollah Dr Sayyid Fadhil Al-Milani, the heart of Britain’s Shia community, has died aged 80; Church inspectors praise Ofsted move

Religion news 3 September 2024

CUK’s ‘hostile environment’ policy forces asylum seekers into destitution; Independent Muslim MPs form Alliance with Jeremy Corbyn; One in five British Jewish parents more likely to send children to Jewish schools since 7 October