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17 March 2026

St Patrick's Day vigil walk with Catholic and Anglican Archbishops of Armagh; Archbishop calls for end to law decriminalising abortion up to birth; MPs call for more time for the assisted dying bill; Quakers’ silent protest against police raid on Meeting House; Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square as Ramadan approaches its close
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16 March 2026

Pope appeals for ceasefire in the Middle East; Christians at heightened risk as war continues; Series of global antisemitic attacks; Sarah Mullally’s six day pilgrimage to Canterbury; Scottish parliament prepares to vote on assisted dying
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13 March 2026

Vehicle rammed into synagogue in Detroit, setting it ablaze; Catholic university backs away from Peter Thiel’s lectures on the Antichrist; Ramadan ‘boosts local economies and strengthens community cohesion’
Tom Holland Bede Durham Cathedral

12 March 2026

Mixed reaction to new anti-Muslim hatred definition; Bishop Rob Wickham named faith representative on new Civil Society Council; Tom Holland designated ‘Bede Librarian’ at Durham Cathedral; BBC announces sixth ‘Faith & Hope’ season of religious programmes

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