Third of Catholic priests in England from 1992-2024 were former Anglican clergy; British Jews abandon Labour and Tories for the Greens and Reform; Orange hearts on posters, Christmas trees and biscuits to show support for refugees; QR code scheme to live translate Christmas services

Cardinal Vincent Nichols warns Britain is fragmenting; UN High Commissioner for Refugees speaks at Westminster Abbey as MPs debate asylum reforms; Pope affirms film industry saying cinema ‘awakens the light of the soul’; Historian ‘s 200-mile pilgrimage lays ‘foundation for inner peace’

Trump threatens military action against Nigeria over Christian persecution; Work to begin on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer; Heaton Park rabbi guarded after death threat; Hyphen Online holds first conference in London today

Jewish leaders call for national strategy to combat antisemitism; CofE attendance up, but still not back to pre-Covid levels; Graffiti attack on Scotland’s largest mosque under investigation

King heckled outside Lichfield Cathedral; Sarah Mullaly must make natural world 'defining mission'; Number Ten 'concerned' over Tower Hamlets protest chant 'Zionist scum, off our streets'; Community tension over sale of Hindu temple in Peterborough; World's largest Orthodox church opens in Bucharest

National celebration marks 60 years of inter-religious dialogue; Witchcraft surges on Etsy as people seek life-changing spells; Muslim candidate for New York mayor: ‘Islamophobia is endemic in the US’; Campaign to allow Sikh Jhatka method of slaughtering animals