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 23 June 2022

Offences against race or religion up by 15 per cent last year; Sandford awards for programmes on religion, ethics and spirituality; Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops should look out not in

Religion news 22 June 2022

Canterbury Cross awarded to the Queen for unstinting service; Spike in mental health issues related to universal credit; Bishop questions strategy for a “shinier, bigger, better” version of the church; Italy the best place in Europe to be Jewish; Burkinis banned once more in Grenoble swimming pools

Religion news 21 June 2022

Cost of living crisis bringing people “to the Edge”; Faith leaders sign open letter denouncing “shameful” Rwanda deportation scheme; World Council of Churches calls on Patriarch Kirill to engage in dialogue; The most northern mosque in Britain?

Religion news 20 June 2022

Sikh gurdwara attacked in Afghanistan; Islamophobia in UK “much worse” than five years ago; Muslim Council of Britain joins calls to rethink Rwanda policy; The Archbishop of York “terrified” before preaching at the Platinum Jubilee

Religion news 17 June 2022

£10 billion endowment fund behind the Church of England linked to slave trade; Advice on ethics may disappear from Number Ten; Rwanda deportations are “immoral” and “against teachings of all faiths”; Catholic bishops oppose process for composting dead bodies into soil

Religion news 16 June 2022

Ethics and Number Ten; Cabinet member “wants bishops removed” from the Lords over Rwanda protest; Pope says war in Ukraine was “perhaps provoked”; Zen Buddhist priest wins prize for book about dealing with death

Religion news 15 June 2022

Deportation flight to Rwanda stopped as bishops’ protest dismissed; Government has “virtually no formal relationships” with Muslims; Former refugee from south Sudan becomes leader of worldwide Anglican communion

Religion news 14 June 2022

All CofE bishops in the House of Lords condemn Rwanda migrant deportations; Trust in faith and community groups is a key lesson from Grenfell; “The Lady of Heaven” film campaigners urged to target Amazon and Netflix