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19 January 2026

Archbishop for US Military says talk on Greenland “tarnishes” United States: UN 80th anniversary celebrated at Methodist Central Hall; ‘Herd immunity’ to Christianity in Britain in decline?; Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ banned at Polish weddings
sikh southampton vaisakhi

16 January 2026

British Sikh 'unique fear' amid rise in far right rhetoric and hate crime; Profound impact of ICE campaigns on Minneapolis churches; Catholic bishops in Wales call for day of fasting against assisted dying bill; Report finds growing number of British-born imams
Open Doors St Elias church

15 January 2026

World Watch List charts increasing Christian persecution in 2025; Government ‘should U-turn’ on proposed Islamophobia definition; CofE same sex clergy marriage and blessing services decisions delayed; Call for BBC to strengthen commitment to religious broadcasting
Isolated candle in the dark

14 January 2026

US bishops urge Christians to stand up for immigrants whatever the cost; Bishop of Greenland adamant that the country is not for sale; Scottish grandmother in court over abortion buffer zone charges
Hope And Hate report RP

12 January 2026

Call for faith to unite communities as forces of division ‘grow louder’; Chief Rabbi 'not proud' of settler violence; Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school; Bishop of Oxford condemns Grok’s ‘truly appalling’ deepfake tech
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12 January 2026

Iran protests driven in part by 'opposition to imposed state religion'; Report warns of growing politicisation of religion in Britain; Pete Meadows, evangelical ‘elder statesman’, has died aged 84

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