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 4 July 2025

BBC Director General apologises to Jewish staff over Glastonbury; Church divisions ‘may block selection’ of next Archbishop of Canterbury; Methodists prepare for conflict amid growing global security concerns; UK Gurdwara Alliance launched to liaise with government

Religion news 3 July 2025

Report says media ignores diverse, grass-roots Christianity; Dalai Lama announces Trust will choose his successor; MCB leader slams ‘hypocrisy’ over Glastonbury chants; Interfaith work needs an ‘ecosystem’ of groups.

Religion news 1 July 2025

Christians in parliament protest over welfare bill; Act on Glastonbury or admit ‘Britain is becoming unsafe for Jews’; Mamdani’s NY victory reveals ‘appalling undercurrent  of racism’; Old English reading of the Nicene Creed goes viral

Religion news 30 June 2025

Chief Rabbi: Glastonbury chants ‘grotesque expression of mass hatred’; Archbishop of Wales retires with immediate effect; Catholic Lib Dem MP denied communion after supporting assisted dying; Stampede at Rath Yatra festival in India kills three

Religion news 27 June 2025

Church of England prepares for war; New York’s Muslim mayoral candidate faces Islamophobic abuse; Dalai Lama expected to address his succession by 6 July; Continuing legal issues for ‘The Chosen’ blockbuster film series

Religion news 26 June 2025

Amol Rajan on his spiritual journey at the Kumbh Mela; CofE silence on grooming gangs shows class divide; Justin Welby’s support for same sex blessings; Truro Cathedral displays embroidered story of creation

Religion news 25 June 2025

Board of Deputies suspends five after public letter criticised Israel; National Prayer Breakfast asserts Christian foundations of public life; Muslim World League leader meets MPs; Three ‘trailblazers’ in interfaith dialogue awarded gold medals

Religion news 24 June 2025

Israel and Iran agree to a ceasefire; Chief Rabbi ‘evacuated out of Israel on RAF plane’; Archbishop of Wales apologises for ‘errors of judgement’; 2025 National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast this morning; Pope Leo warns of AI’s impact on young people

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Religion news 23 June 2025

Pope Leo XIV pleads for peace in the Middle East; Bishop of Chelmsford issues prayer for Iran; Assisted Dying – ‘Our establishment has lost any sense of right and wrong’; Suicide bomber kills 22 praying in a church in Syria

Reaction to Assisted Dying Bill vote

Reaction to Assisted Dying vote collated here – from shock, disappointment, concern and feelings of terror, to elation at a ‘landmark moment for dignity’