BBC commissioners “remain committed to religious content”; Putin and Zelensky issue Orthodox Easter messages; Pope sends message to thousands of Alpha evangelical leaders at a Royal Albert Hall conference
United Methodist Church reverses condemnation of homosexuality; Toolkit to advance the teaching of religion and worldviews in schools; Kate Forbes withdraws from leadership bid but “made it possible to do God in politics”.
United Methodists remove ban on gay clergy; Government consultation on lifting 50 per cent cap on faith schools intake; Jubilee Church community mourning 14-year-old boy killed in sword attack;
Pope warns against fuelling a spiral of violence in the Middle East; West End clergy horrified at proposal to criminalise rough sleepers;Leeds businessman starts up halal cat food company; Justin Welby and the Cheeky Pandas
Vatican – sex change “grave threat to human dignity”; Cap restricting faith schools intake “about to be repealed”; Open iftar project 2024 ends in Trafalgar Square in the pouring rain
Facts, beliefs and appeal of the monastic tradition in Britain
Priest whose ordination as bishop was abruptly cancelled, is told “no canonical action is warranted”; Muslims miss out on mental health help when therapists fail to understand faith; Bill to force Charedi Jews in Israel to fight, threatens the government
Lords criticise Media Bill’s removal of requirement to include religious programmes; Pope Francis has hospital tests after suffering from flu; Women’s Faith Forum seeks unity to challenge hate crime; Archbishops’ Council member will ask for review of safeguarding steering group
Lords debate Media Bill today amid concerns for future of religious broadcasting; CofE same sex blessing decisions delayed to await concrete proposals; Islamophobia definition and explainer
Silent discos selling out at fourteen British cathedrals; Bishop says Israel’s siege of Gaza cannot be morally justified; Rabbi says impossible to remain silent over Rafah; BBC’s Pilgrimage returns along the North Wales Pilgrims’ Way
