CHURCH OF ENGLAND NAMES FEMALE ARCHBISHOP AMID CONTROVERSY

Sat 04 October 2025: The Church of England has appointed Sarah Mullally as the next archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman has held the Church’s highest position. At 63, Mullally will lead the 85-million-strong global Anglican Communion, navigating ongoing divisions over issues like women’s roles in the Church and same-sex relationships. She […]

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MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK SUSPECT NAMED BY POLICE AS JIHAD AL SHAMIE

 Jihad al Shamie | FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Fri 03 October 2025: Counter Terrorism Police have confirmed the name of the suspect in this morning’s Manchester synagogue attack as 35-year-old Jihad Al Shamie. They say he is a British citizen of Syrian descent and that his name did not appear in any records of Prevent – the UK […]

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FATAL COLLAPSE AT ETHIOPIAN CHURCH FESTIVAL KILLS 36, INJURES DOZENS

Thu 02 October 2025: A temporary scaffolding structure at a church in Arerti, Amhara region, Ethiopia, collapsed around 7:45 AM local time (4:45 GMT) on Wednesday, resulting in at least 36 deaths and numerous injuries, according to state media. The town is approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of Addis Ababa. A group of pilgrims […]

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‘I LOVE MUHAMMAD’ BANNER CONTROVERSY: HOW ROUTINE DECORATION IN KANPUR SPARKED NATIONWIDE PROTESTS, CRACKDOWNS

Tue 30 September 2025: The immediate flashpoint this weekend was Bareilly, where a post-Friday prayer protest turned violent, prompting police action, detentions, arrests and an internet shutdown. Lucknow: What began as a seemingly routine decoration in Kanpur on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi has spiraled for over three weeks into one of the most volatile religious controversies in […]

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PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE FOR CHURCHES: ISRAEL HAS DESTROYED CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN PALESTINE

  A view of the damaged historical Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, where civilians took shelter, after Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Gaza on October 20, 2023. [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency] Mon 29 September 2025: The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine said on Sunday that Israel has destroyed the Christian presence […]

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ONE DEAD, MULTIPLE INJURED IN SHOOTING AT MORMON CHURCH IN MICHIGAN: POLICE

Sun 28 September 2025: One person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting at a church belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan in the United States, according to police. The suspect is also dead, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said on Sunday. “There are multiple […]

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SURVEY SAYS EIGHT OUT OF 10 MUSLIMS EXPERIENCE ‘WIDESPREAD’ HATRED IN FRANCE

Fri 26 September 2025: A new survey revealed the extent of discrimination and racism targeting Muslims in France, with 82 percent of respondents believing that hatred towards them is widespread in the country and 81 percent saying it has increased over the past decade. Conducted by polling company Ifop among a representative sample of a […]

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ERDOGAN SAYS TRUMP MEETING WITH ARAB, MUSLIM LEADERS ON GAZA WAS ‘FRUITFUL’

Wed 24 September 2025: Trump presents plan on ending war on margins of UNGA dominated by Gaza, billed countries attending meeting as ‘the group that could do it’. Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is “pleased” with the results of a “fruitful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders […]

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PALESTINE SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ ISRAELI ASSAULT ON CHURCHES

Sat 16 August 2025: Palestine on Friday warned of an “unprecedented” Israeli assault on churches in the territory as part of a “systematic campaign to eradicate Christian presence,” Anadolu reports. The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine pointed to “an unprecedented assault on the churches of the Holy Land, led by a direct attack on […]

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‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’: SPANISH TOWN’S BAN ON RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS SPARKS CRITICISM

Sat 09 August 2025: The ban, originally proposed by far-right Vox party, affects Muslims celebrating religious holidays in sports centres in Jumilla. A ban imposed by a southeastern Spanish town on religious gatherings in public sports centres, which will mainly affect members of the local Muslim community, has sparked criticism from the left-wing government and […]

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