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Religion news 5 August 2026 ➡️ Church pays tribute to missionary found dead in Athens suitcase ➡️ Prof David Miller unfair dismissal decision upheld on appeal ➡️ Emergency meeting over ‘threat of Israeli takeover' around al-Aqsa mosque

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Church pays tribute to missionary found dead in Athens suitcase; Prof David Miller unfair dismissal decision upheld on appeal; Emergency meeting over ‘threat of Israeli takeover' around al-Aqsa mosque

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Religion news 4 August 2026 ➡️ Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq ➡️ Bishop welcomes Prime Minister’s call for safe migration routes ➡️ New Forest 'vampire' detained under Mental Health Act

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Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq; Bishop welcomes Prime Minister’s call for safe migration routes; New Forest 'vampire' detained under Mental Health Act

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Religion news 3 August 2026 ➡️ Pope Leo says he is following ‘alarming situation in Ceuta' ➡️ Amnesty International UK apologises for report labelling groups ‘anti-rights’ ➡️ Attendance at Church of England Cathedral services rises

Religion news 3 August 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Pope Leo says he is following ‘alarming situation in Ceuta'; Amnesty International UK apologises for report labelling groups ‘anti-rights’; Boy George withdrawn from playing the role of Herod in ‘Jesu...

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Religion news 31 July 2026 ➡️ Eleven Christian groups complain to Charity Commission over Amnesty report ➡️ Andy Burnham praises Jewish Care for community approach ➡️ Coffin rescued from devastating fire at large Victorian Leicester church ➡️ Newcastle memorial to Roma and Sinti Holocaust victims

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Eleven Christian groups complain to Charity Commission over Amnesty report; Andy Burnham praises Jewish Care for community approach; Coffin rescued from devastating fire at large Victorian Leicester c...

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Religion news 30 July 2026 ➡️ Burnham says fix palliative care before assisted dying ➡️ Clergy support Hull funeral scandal families ➡️ Historical abuse allegations at St Andrew's Chorleywood ➡️ Hindu, Jain and Sikh crematorium inaugurated in Buckinghamshire

Religion news 30 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Burnham says fix palliative care before assisted dying; Clergy support Hull funeral scandal families; Historical abuse allegations at St Andrew's Chorleywood; Hindu, Jain and Sikh crematorium inaugura...

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Religion news 29 July 2026 ➡️ Faith minister moved after 22 days and no successor named ➡️ 2025 deadliest year for diaspora antisemitic attacks since 1984 ➡️ Christian AI experts publish ethical guidelines ➡️ Anonymous gold coin donor to Lancashire churches is Hells Angel pensioner

Religion news 29 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Faith minister moved after 22 days and no successor named; 2025 deadliest year for diaspora antisemitic attacks since 1984; Christian AI experts publish ethical guidelines; Anonymous gold coin donor t...

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Religion news 28 July 2026 ➡️ Faith minister moved after 22 days in the role ➡️ Chief Rabbi tells Archbishop Synod's Kairos II decision is 'deplorable' ➡️ Ann Widdecombe's funeral will be held at Buckfast Abbey ➡️ Commission warns global conflicts straining UK faith relations

Religion news 28 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Chief Rabbi tells Archbishop Synod's Kairos II decision is 'deplorable'; Ann Widdecombe's funeral will be held at Buckfast Abbey; Commission warns global conflicts straining UK faith relations; TikTok...

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Religion news 27 July 2026 ➡️ Save the Parish seeks CofE synod candidates to end ‘doom loop’ of closures, cuts and decline ➡️ Founder of rebel Catholic order excommunicated after illicit bishop ceremony ➡️ Muslim Mental Health hub launched with AI guiding inquiries

Religion news 27 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Save the Parish seeks CofE synod candidates to end ‘doom loop’ of closures, cuts and decline; Founder of rebel Catholic order excommunicated after illicit bishop ceremony; Muslim Mental Health hub lau...

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Religion news 23 July 2026 ➡️ Manchester synagogue attacker plotted terror with accomplice ➡️ Caritas calls for faith partnership talks with PM ➡️ British Jews feel abandoned after 7 October ➡️ Methodists honour Tolpuddle Martyrs

Religion news 23 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Manchester synagogue attacker plotted terror with accomplice; Caritas calls for faith partnership talks with PM; British Jews feel abandoned after 7 October; Methodists honour Tolpuddle Martyrs

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Religion news 22 July 2026 ➡️ Catholic archbishop urges urgent protest at ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying bill ➡️ Woman stabbed during Mass in Ireland ➡️ British man becomes ‘first foreign born supreme monk in Thailand’ ➡️ New pilgrimage routes in the north of England

Religion news 22 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Catholic archbishop urges urgent protest at ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying bill; Woman stabbed during Mass in Ireland; British man becomes ‘first foreign born supreme monk in Thailand’; New pilgrimage...

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Religion news 21 July 2026 ➡️ Andy Burnham visits The Passage and pledges to end rough sleeping ➡️ Faith groups congratulate new Prime Minister and outline key concerns ➡️ Tributes paid to Edward Stourton who has died aged 68 ➡️ Muslims and Jews hold summit ‘Together We Rebuild’

Religion news 21 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Andy Burnham visits The Passage and pledges to end rough sleeping; Faith groups congratulate new Prime Minister and outline key concerns; Tributes paid to Edward Stourton who has died aged 68; Muslims...

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Religion news 20 July 2026 ➡️ Andy Burnham urged to promote peace and social justice ➡️ England and France players pray together after World Cup match ➡️ Bishop fears CofE ‘hearing’ Palestinian Christians' document will add to antisemitism ➡️ Consultation on marriage may enable Humanist weddings

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Andy Burnham urged to promote peace and social justice; England and France players pray together after World Cup match; Bishop fears CofE ‘hearing’ Palestinian Christians document will add to antisemi...

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Religion news 16 July 2026 ➡️ Amnesty regrets publishing report branding Christian groups as ‘anti-rights’ ➡️ French National Assembly approves assisted dying bill ➡️ Faith based aid agencies urge Burnham to protect Palestinians ➡️ Safeguarding case review criticises Church of England response

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Amnesty regrets publishing report branding Christian groups as ‘anti-rights’; French National Assembly approves assisted dying bill; Faith based aid agencies urge Burnham to protect Palestinians; Safe...

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Religion news 15 July 2026 ➡️ Andy Burnham ‘embodies Catholic social teaching’ ➡️ Pope’s visit to England and Scotland ‘probable, desirable, inevitable’ ➡️ Faith literacy 'could improve NHS care and cut costs' ➡️ Hindus challenge sale of temple to Muslim association

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Andy Burnham, soon to be Prime Minister, ‘embodies Catholic social teaching’; Pope’s visit to England and Scotland ‘probable, desirable, inevitable’; Faith literacy could improve NHS care and cut cost...

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Religion news 13 July 2026 ➡️ Church of England synod delays vote on Palestine motion after debate overruns ➡️ ‘Faith and patriotism’ defined Ann Widdecombe’s public life ➡️ Fears for underground churches in China ➡️ Extra funding for police to protect Jewish communities

Religion news 13 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Church of England synod delays vote on Palestine motion after debate overruns; ‘Faith and patriotism’ defined Ann Widdecombe’s public life; Fears for underground churches in China; Extra funding for p...

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Religion News 10 July 2026 ➡️ Jersey’s assisted dying bill receives Royal Assent ➡️ School chaplain returns to ministry after seven-year legal battle ➡️ Supreme Leader Khamenei buried after six days mourning ➡️ Catholic Generosity Report urges better collaboration to unlock growth

Religion news 10 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Jersey’s assisted dying bill receives Royal Assent; School chaplain returns to ministry after seven-year legal battle; Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei buried after six days mourning; Catholic Generosity R...

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Religion news 9 July 2026 ➡️Chief Rabbi criticises Palestinian Christians’ document ahead of Synod debate ➡️Report says hate and division are a national security threat ➡️High Court to rule on sale of Hindu Temple to a mosque bid in Peterborough ➡️Jesus Christ Superstar opens in London to rave reviews

Religion news 9 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Chief Rabbi criticises Palestinian Christians’ document ahead of Synod debate; Report says hate and division are a national security threat; High Court to rule on sale of Hindu Temple to a mosque bid ...

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Religion news 8 July 2026 ➡️ Priest warns West Bank Christian town Taybeh faces illegal settlement ➡️ Catholic church to consider better support for survivors of abuse ➡️ Hatzola ambulance charity given freedom of the borough of Barnet

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Priest warns West Bank Christian town Taybeh faces illegal settlement; Catholic church to consider better support for survivors of abuse; Hatzola ambulance charity given freedom of the borough of Barn...

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Religion is essential to understanding society and must be given greater prominence in the media if trust is to be rebuilt and communities held together, according to the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, speaking at the Religion Media Festival. Watch the full keynote and panel discussion:

Religion Media Festival 2026 - Protecting the place of religion in the media in a digital age

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Religion news 7 July 2026 ➡️ Northstowe new town gives community faith site to Church Network – disappointing Hindus ➡️ Dalai Lama celebrates 91st birthday ➡️ The miracle of gold coins stashed under the altar which could help save a church

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Northstowe new town gives community faith site to Church Network – disappointing Hindus; Dalai Lama celebrates 91st birthday; The miracle of gold coins stashed under the altar which could help save a ...

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LibDem MP Zöe Franklin reflects on the tendency for the media to see the world of religion as a place of uniform, binary views and conflict driven, whereas she says it's more nuanced and diverse, as people grapple with complex issues, such as assisted dying.

Religion news 6 July 2026 ➡️ Government recommends RE is included in national curriculum ➡️ Pope calls for respect for human dignity and migrants as US marks 250 years ➡️ China introduces law 'threatening' ethnic and religious minorities

Religion news 6 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Government recommends RE is included in national curriculum; Pope calls for respect for human dignity and migrants as US marks 250 years; China introduces law 'threatening' ethnic and religious minori...

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Religion news 3 July 2026 ➡️ Bishop of Salisbury referred to CofE’s national safeguarding team ➡️ Ofcom publishes figures for religious broadcasting in 2025 ➡️ Faith groups call on PM to rethink military spending ➡️ Presbyterian Church of Wales warns ‘It’s do or die’

Religion news 3 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Bishop of Salisbury referred to CofE’s national safeguarding team; Ofcom publishes figures for religious broadcasting in 2025; Faith groups call on PM to rethink military spending; Presbyterian Church...

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Religion Media Festival panel sees significant benefits of AI in solving problems and completing tasks quickly, but also drawbacks in accuracy and mimicking human brains. Find out more:

AI can do so much for us, but human wisdom will always win - Religion Media Centre

Religion Media Festival panel sees significant benefits of AI in solving problems and completing tasks quickly, but also drawbacks in accuracy and mimicking human brains.

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Religion news 2 July 2026 ➡️ Conservative Catholic group consecrates four bishops in defiance of the Pope ➡️ AI can do so much for us, but 'human wisdom will always win' ➡️ First Hindu temple proposed for Portsmouth ➡️ 300-year-old Guru Granth Sahib manuscript discovered in Scotland

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Conservative Catholic group consecrates four bishops in defiance of the Pope; AI can do so much for us, but 'human wisdom will always win'; Life of Jesus Christ explored in BBC series; First Hindu tem...

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Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, says religion is essential to understanding society and must be given greater prominence in the media if trust is to be rebuilt and communities held together religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/religio...

Religion news 1 July 2026 ➡️ Council of Muslims and Jews announced at Religion Media Festival ➡️ Archbishop says religion is vital for rebuilding trust in media ➡️ King ‘protects faith within the multi-faith nation’ ➡️ Pope Leo urges traditionalists to halt bishop consecrations

Religion news 1 July 2026 - Religion Media Centre

Council of Muslims and Jews announced at Religion Media Festival; Archbishop says religion is vital for rebuilding trust in media; King ‘protects faith within the multi-faith nation’; Pope Leo urges t...

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The Religion Media Festival yesterday heard that a council is being established to build bridges between Britain’s Muslim and Jewish communities, and work to improve social cohesion. Leading members of both communities will work to tackle some of the biggest threats to inter-communal relations

Council of Muslims and Jews announced at Religion Media Festival - Religion Media Centre

A council is being established to build bridges between Britain’s Muslim and Jewish communities and work towards improving social cohesion.

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Insightful interview with Chief Rabbi and Imam Qari Asim by BBC Mark Easton, exploring how international events can directly influence hate crime in the UK - and the practical application of the Drumlanrig Accords as a response to this #RMCFestival