United Methodists remove ban on gay clergy; Government consultation on lifting 50 per cent cap on faith schools intake; Jubilee Church community mourning 14-year-old boy killed in sword attack;

50 per cent cap limiting faith schools intake “set to be abolished”; Irish churches asked to  help find accommodation for asylum seekers; “Political evangelicalism” takes on student protesters in America; Russell Brand‘s plan to be baptised

Bishop: Rwanda bill is a dark moment in our country’s history; Jewish groups urge review of the 1986 Public Order Act to improve policing of demonstrations; CofE partners with housing groups to campaign for Homes For All

Catholic bishops against medical intervention for gender dysphoria children; Tributes to Frank Field, decent and inspiring public servant; World's first Sikh Court opens in London; Buddhist Temple made of a million beer bottles, collapses

Church leaders' “deep misgivings” on the Rwanda bill; United Methodists start crucial conference deciding same-sex rules; Awards for British Muslim business leaders contributing millions to the economy; Services at 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' church under threat

Rwanda Bill is finally passed, despite objections from all CofE bishops; Narendra Modi criticised for anti-Muslim comments in election speech; New gospel music qualifications to recognise excellence; Welsh hymns of hell awaiting drunks and addicts, to be revived and sung again in 50 chapels