Pope meets migrants in Gran Canaria and calls for legal and safe migration pathways; Archbishop: World Cup ‘draws communities together in surprising ways’; Muslim Tech festival gathers hundreds of professionals in London
Pope Leo suggests peace can start with abstaining from violence on social media; Government scheme to fund Muslim war memorial; Private Members’ Bill MPs consider assisted dying
Reform councillor says people voted for return of Christian values; Politicians using cross ‘as a cudgel to beat opponents’; Protest against rising antisemitism, as leaders pledge support for Jewish people; Christian Aid says taste of a British cuppa is at risk from climate change
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
Health and saving life is central to Islam, and Muslims’ contribution to the NHS is recognised in new national awards organised by the British Islamic Medical Association.
Religious and public service broadcasting is a ‘precious bulwark against polarisation’ but can it survive the technological and societal revolution ahead?
Man arrested after ‘entering Manchester mosque with an axe’ during prayers; Bill for compulsory labelling of kosher and halal meat introduced in the Commons; ‘Hong Kongers in the Church of England’ support group for growing congregations; Bristol parishes ‘beacons of hope’ in their communities
US civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson has died aged 84; BBC leaders speak of ‘huge importance’ of religious broadcasting; Lent – a time of spiritual renewal and reflection; Royal Observatory live astronomy show to seek the crescent moon
Bishops warn the cross must not be used to intimidate; British Interfaith delegation visits new UK Ambassador to the USA; Southern Baptists say racist tweet depicting the Obamas was ‘inexcusable’; Michaelangelo Sistine chapel sketch fetches £17million at auction
Woolf Institute launches Commission on Interfaith Relations and Global Conflict; Call for bursaries and courses for RE teachers; Minnesota pastor condemns ‘shameful’ demonstration in church service; Trump’s lawyer floated US asylum for British Jews
