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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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9 January 2026

Lords given more time for Assisted Dying Bill debate; Dame Sarah Mullally cleared over abuse handling complaint; Pope calls for annual meetings of worldwide cardinals
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8 January 2026

US evangelical speaker retires after admitting eight year affair; Britons express deep gratitude to be alive; Cardinals urge Pope Leo to focus on mission and synodality; Orthodox Christmas celebrated worldwide
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7 January 2026

Call for week of prayer and fasting for peace in Venezuela; ‘The only person who can stop Donald Trump now is Pope Leo’; Police deny political pressure led to ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans; Prayer vigil as Christian climate activists appear at Bath court
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6 January 2026

US Episcopal leaders call for Congress investigation into Venezuela action; ‘AI physicist’ to answer deep questions of the universe; 33.5 million pilgrims visited Rome during Year of Jubilee; US Islamic preacher ‘banned from speaking' in England

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