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30 June 2026

Council of Muslims and Jews announced at Religion Media Festival; Archbishop says religion is vital for rebuilding trust in media; King ‘protects faith within the multi-faith nation’; Pope Leo urges traditionalists to halt bishop consecrations
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29 June 2026

Religion Media Festival is in London today; Lord Lemos appointed as new Faith Minister - the tenth in 10 years; Pope Leo urges prayer for Venezuela as earthquake death toll rises; Trump commission challenges separation of church and state; Calls for Lib Dem investigation into candidate’s deselection over Christian views
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26 June 2026

Government proposes conversion therapy ban; Church of England’s role in modelling ‘healthy sense of patriotism’; Archbishops fear for the future of Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land
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25 June 2026

Catholic Bishop of Northampton charged with rape; Bishops join Time to Act campaign 'to end illegal occupation of Palestine'; Row over ‘appalling racism’ comment on Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square; Muslim prayer ‘Sujood’ more evident at the World Cup than ever before
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23 June 2026

CofE continues work on same-sex blessings and gay clergy marriage; British Medical Association concern over NHS adoption of antisemitism definition; Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church; Warning AI can be 'expoited by the devil'
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23 June 2026

Keir Starmer thanked for ‘deep sense of public service’ and transformative work on antisemitism; Sir Jeffrey Donaldson guilty of sex abuse and rape; Theos survey finds few believe you need to be Christian to be British; Rise in converts to Progressive Judaism

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