No Vatican investigation into Cardinal Ouellet sex abuse allegations; UN official says Baha’i persecution in Iran is abhorrent; Archbishop says church buildings offer sanctuary and need to be preserved; St Austell’s earth goddess sculpture slammed as “offensive to God”
Decline in number of students taking A level Religious Studies; Church prepares for the final IICSA report on child sex abuse; Escalation in Jewish emigration from Russia to Israel; Statue of Mary sails on a pilgrimage against pollution down the River Wye
Demands that chair of CofE Pensions Board should quit over shareholdings in Shell; Irish Catholics demand equal status for women; Ten dead and 30 injured in Kabul mosque bomb attack
Cardinal of Quebec accused of sexual assault; EU “blocking” kosher products to Northern Ireland; New Gafcon diocese launched in Australia in protest at same sex drift; Thai Buddhist temple takes shape in family home in Edinburgh
Iran denies it had any involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie; Muslim appeal for 6 million people devastated by Somalia drought; Hare Krishna island prepares for August festival; Archbishop baptises five people in the sea at Bridlington
Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie “on the road to recovery”; Criminal investigation into Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sex abuse; Rock crystals found in neolithic burial site from 6,000 years ago
The Religion Media Centre is thrilled to announce another round of ‘Creating Connections’ between the media and faith groups.
Rabbi warns of cost of living impact on Jewish communities; Pope Francis meets transgender people sheltering in Rome church; Veteran religion reporter urges US church to wake up to disintegration; The historic legacy of Buddhist Temples in England
Scottish Episcopal bishop Anne Dyer fights suspension; Suspect in Albuquerque Muslim killing spree ‘knew the victims’; Date set for law forbidding 16 and 17 year olds from being married; The Jewish family roots of Olivia Newton John
Liz Truss commits to building a holocaust memorial next to Parliament; Former CofE official appears in court charged with £5.2 million fraud; Muslim Charities face increasing difficulty in banking services; Church organist for 75 years honoured by Prince Charles
