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sunrise Hassan 4.0

2 June 2026

Vickrum Digwa jailed for life for killing student with knife; Bishop of Gloucester backs international opposition to West Bank plan; Call for anti-hate crime alliance in Britain; Radio Maria England becomes Radio Maria UK
Pope at Lourdes garden peace Vatican News

1 June 2026

Pope Leo suggests peace can start with abstaining from violence on social media; Government scheme to fund Muslim war memorial; Private Members’ Bill MPs consider assisted dying
Keir Starmer meets Archbishop of Canterbury

29 May 2026

Prime Minister meets Archbishop Sarah Mullally in Downing Street; Sikh man guilty of stabbing teenager to death with ceremonial knife; British Museum postpones lecture on ancient Israel after threat of disruption; St David’s Cathedral in Wales could be insolvent in two years
sadiq khan in Mecca

28 May 2026

London mayor Sadiq Khan in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage; British Muslim Network evolves into UK Muslim Network; Jesuit Refugee Service says children are being detained and deported; Candidate chosen as next Bishop of Bristol, withdraws for family reasons
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27 May 2026

44 degrees for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca; Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor project launched online in Britain; Man arrested in connection with Heaton Park synagogue attack; St Bride’s church gleaming after project to clean the stonework
Magnifica Humanitas

26 May 2026

Pope Leo warns of dangers of artificial intelligence; UK’s 4 million Muslims ‘young, well educated, but stuck in deprived neighbourhoods’; Catholic charities urge government to protect asylum seekers

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