Deputy PM Angela Rayner meets the Pope; Muslim MP calls for laws to outlaw desecration of religious texts; Assisted Dying bill – 489 MPs undecideds or unknowns; Orthodox and evangelical churches growing, while nominal Christianity declines; The imam and community leader standing for election in Ireland
Faith groups and media meet at Wolverhampton Wanderers; Asissted dying vote “too close to call”; Prof Alexis Jay says more CofE leaders must resign after Makin review; Penny Mordaunt and Lord Mann to lead antisemitism commission; Catholic women to go on strike in campaign for equality
Prayer vigils across America as people vote in the presidential election; Study finds structural and institutional racism within the Church of England; Rabbi Alex Goldberg becomes first permanent rabbi of Guildford in 750 years
US churches promote “Hate Divides, Love Unites” campaign, while Interfaith Alliance promotes “The Vote is Sacred”; Archbishop of Valencia says there must be hope; Kemi Badenoch – cultural Christian and honorary Catholic; Prince William ‘unlikely to become a regular worshipper’
The pivotal role of religion in the US presidential election; Puerto Rico archbishop demands Trump apologises for “garbage island” slur; Christian Aid says ban on UNRWA is cruel and dangerous; BBC journalist Peter Taylor receives second Quaker truth award
Church in Swanage at the centre of emergency help after care home tragedy; Welsh Senedd votes against assisted dying; Gustavo Gutiérrez, pioneer of liberation theology, dies aged 96
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out against assisted dying; MPs call for abolition of places for 26 CofE bishops in the Lords; Charities call for Labour to replace freedom of religion envoy; Canada criticised for expulsion of diplomats over Sikh murder
Zelensky meets the Pope to discuss release of Ukrainians held in Russia; Sikh Federation International launched in Smethwick; Swastikas and ‘Heil Hitler’ raked into Hendon golf course bunkers
Global day of reflection on one year of unceasing war in the Middle East; Museum opens in Paris dedicated to centuries of Sufi art and culture; Marsha de Cordova is new Second Church Estates Commissioner; US report charts China’s “coercive religious policy”
Christianity in decline in the west but critical to a humane culture; MCB writes to BBC over Sir Robbie Gibb’s involvement in Middle East coverage review; Process for appointing bishops set to change ; Scottish Sikh detained in India is denied bail again
