Factsheets

Council of Nicaea 1200px-Istanbul_Gate,_Iznik,_Turkey_(37659560615)

27 November 2025

Explainer: Pope Leo XIV makes first international trip to Turkey and Lebanon
By Catherine Pepinster How significant is this papal visit? It is the first trip abroad for Pope Leo since he was elected pontiff in May, succeeding Pope Francis. He will have an important role supporting initiatives for peace in Lebanon, which was the subject of an attack by Israel as recently as Monday, and remains divided along sectarian, political, and...
NewsFactsheets
GodPope Leo XIV
Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Rome_(IT),_Sankt_Paul_vor_den_Mauern_--_2013_--_3982

19 October 2025

The visit of King Charles to the Vatican – its significance and a timeline
How ties between the Church of England and the Vatican thawed, leading to the first monarch and pope praying together since the Reformation.
NewsFactsheets
AnglicanCatholicClimate ChangeecumenismKing Charles
hand StockCake-Firm Handshake Deal_1759914619

8 October 2025

Resource: A list of organisations seeking dialogue between faith groups
Many have reiterated the importance of interfaith dialogue in order to support communities during difficult periods such as the Manchester synagogue attack, which took place last week. Below, we have compiled a list of groups seeking dialogue and building relationships between Muslims and Jewish people. Muslim Jewish Forum – In 2004, a small group in Greater Manchester decided “if we...
NewsFactsheets
Interfaith
Sarah Mullaly 031025

3 October 2025

Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury
An introduction to Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman in history to lead the Church of England
FactsheetsNews
Archbishop of Canterburychurch of englandSarah Mullaly
Jerusalem-2013(2)-Aerial-Temple_Mount-Al-Aqsa_and_Dome_of_the_Rock_(SE_exposure)

4 August 2025

Explainer: Jerusalem’s holy flashpoint
The Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, is a flashpoint between religious groups, the site of ancient Jewish Temples and the third holiest city for Muslims
NewsFactsheets
IsraelJerusalemmosqueTemple
Druze woman

21 July 2025

Explainer: Who are the Druze and why are they at the centre of tension in the Middle East today?
Explainer on the Druze, a small religious and ethnic group dispersed across the Levant, persecuted for their faith, and at the centre of violence in southern Syria
NewsFactsheets
DruzeIsraelsyria

Join our Newsletter

Faith

faith

Connect with us

Twitter Linkedin Youtube