Religion news 17 May 2022
Cardinal Vincent Nichols in no doubt who is the aggressor in the war in Ukraine; John Major urges church to speak out against inequality; Extreme concern for the safety of Cardinal Zen in Hong Kong
Cardinal Vincent Nichols in no doubt who is the aggressor in the war in Ukraine; John Major urges church to speak out against inequality; Extreme concern for the safety of Cardinal Zen in Hong Kong
Religion Media Festival “Exploring Belief” in London today; Dean Martyn Percy’s parting shot at his leaving service; How cathedrals survive in a world isolated from religion; Chris Patten comes to the defence of Hong Kong Cardinal Zen; Government relations with National Union of Students break down over antisemitism claims
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
