Muslim World League forum gathers to “usher in a peaceful world”; Khalsa Aid relief efforts in Moldova and Ukraine; Bishop seeks to abolish universal credit limit of two children; Church backs designer “pods” to help ex prisoners get back on their feet
Martyn Percy, former Dean of Christ Church Oxford, quits the Church of England; More money for struggling parishes and front-line services; Templeton prize goes to American physicist and philosopher; Death toll at church run native American boarding schools could reach tens of thousands
Methodist campaigner says Queen’s speech failed to address urgent cost of living crisis; Russian Orthodox priest pilloried in Ukraine; US Catholics urged to pray for Roe v Wade to be overturned; Oberammergau passion play returns with antisemitism removed
The Pope’s example of dealing with mobility is a lesson for the Queen; Pope tells LGBT Catholics – God does not disown his children; Clergy and church workers to receive hardship fund as cost of living soars; UN group says Scottish Sikh man’s detention in India is illegal
Abortion rallies held outside US churches on Mother’s Day; Ukraine church leader says Putin is “the antichrist”; Service of repentance for church persecution of Jews 800 years ago; Thousands celebrate Vaisakhi in West Park, Wolverhampton
St Paul’s Cathedral will admit girl choristers for the first time in 900 years; Pope admonishes Patriarch Kirill over war in Ukraine; Apology for Lavrov’s “deeply offensive’ comments on Jews in Ukraine; Cardinal says Pope willing to pay ransom for kidnapped nun
EU proposes sanctions and travel ban on Patriarch Kirill; Global Haredi Jewish population could double in size; US Catholic News Service closes after 100 years; Global Imams and Scholars Charter to foster unity
Majority of US religious organisations back Roe vs Wade; Pope says he must visit Putin in Moscow first before going to Kyiv; Evangelicals urged to speak up defending “biblical advice” on sexual ethics; Appeal against decision to block Westminster Holocaust memorial
Thousands gather for Eid celebrations; American Methodists launch breakaway group; Archbishop apologises for terrible abuse against indigenous children in Canada; All women cast for Jesus Christ Superstar
Holocaust survivors from Ukraine arrive in Israel for Yom Hashoah; Church in Wales urges Russian Orthodox Church to condemn war in Ukraine; Court told of Pope Francis’ actions in relation to a property deal; Chicago streetcar on tour of sacred spaces as festivals are celebrated
