The crescent ‘Eid’ moon seen over Pendle in Lancashire, a balmy sight marking the end of Ramadan, but on the ground, disputes over when the moon is sighted can provoke ‘moon wars’
RMC weekly newsletter 28 March 2025 – Fifth anniversary of CofE online services; Ramadan ends this weekend; Group launched to re-define Islamophobia; Isle of Man first place in UK to vote for assisted dying
Christians slam Spring statement as ‘lacking compassion and care’; US Methodists dealing with financial and emotional disaster from Trump’s policies; Most non-religious people in Britain were brought up as Christians
Wales ‘in danger of losing its religious identity’; Bishop of Norwich on selection panel for next Archbishop of Canterbury; Faith groups condemn Israel’s renewed attack on Gaza; Bishop of Chester on an Easter motorbike parade
Pope Francis reflects on his ‘period of trial’; St Patrick’s descendants, three priests witnessing in song; Jewish record producer kidnapped in west Wales because of his religion
New Muslim organisation will liaise with government on issues of concern affecting society, tackling anti-Muslim hate crime and challenging Islamophobia.
Pope is stable in hospital receiving treatment for bronchitis; JD Vance: ‘Basic liberties of religious Britons’ under threat; Hope and caution surround the ‘Reconciliation Accords’; Report says Jewish schools need radical intervention
Zara Mohammed reflects on her four year term as secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain
Welby steps down after evensong tonight; Action, not ‘racist witch hunt’, needed to tackle grooming gangs; The vicar on ‘The Traitors’ obsessed with murder; Pope tells nuns not to adopt ‘a vinegar face’
2024 headlines including the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury; summer riots; assisted dying, safeguarding issues in the CofE; and the closure of the Interfaith network
