Morning News Bulletin
Religion news 3 September 2025
British Muslims resist attacks in ‘patriotic’ flag frenzy; Green party elects Jewish leader and Muslim deputy leader; Explainer – Carlo Acutis, millennial saint, to be canonised this Sunday
British Muslims resist attacks in ‘patriotic’ flag frenzy; Green party elects Jewish leader and Muslim deputy leader; Explainer – Carlo Acutis, millennial saint, to be canonised this Sunday
Islamic Relief mobilises emergency aid after Afghanistan earthquake; Pope Leo ‘has same openness to LGBTQ issues’ as Pope Francis; Contents of Spurgeon’s College go under the hammer this month; Starvation sect in Kenya is active again
Efforts to stem the decline of Theology and Religious Studies degrees include re-imagining the content, challenging misconceptions, and communicating well with schools and parents
This RMC briefing explores why the number of British universities offering single-honours Theology and Religious Studies degrees in UK universities has fallen
Archbishop of Jerusalem says food distribution in Gaza ‘like Hunger Games’; Synod overwhelmingly against assisted dying; Constance Marten’s brush with HTB and a Lagos cult; Apostolic Nuncio celebrates Mass at Canterbury Cathedral; France eyes religious dates to plug “veritable Gruyere” of bank holidays
Faith groups lobby parliament on climate change; Last Christian majority town on the West Bank threatened by attacks; ‘Sins of the Church’ in Wales investigated by the BBC; US Catholic diocese lifts Mass obligation for fear of immigration raids
Anti-Arab chants as young Jews march in Jerusalem; French headscarf ban is sidelining Muslim athletes; Quakers accused over trans-inclusive loos
RMC weekly newsletter 30 May 2025 – Moonwatching in Britain, Catholic Bishop of Liverpool installed the day after car crashed into crowd, Quran burning case and blasphemy law debate
Historic merger unites Britain’s progressive Jewish movements; Faith leaders tell PM to change his language on migrants; Pope Leo pledges to govern as a servant and not an autocrat
Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine proves ‘for Holy Rus nothing is sacred’; Church in Jerusalem ‘appalled’ at attack on al Ahli Arab hospital;Vaisakhi celebrations began rolling out this weekend; Pippa White, the TikTok vicar
