Religion

Published: 23 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online As the sun sets over the central town of Kfar Qasim, Palestinian citizens of Israel gather in local establishments over hot knafeh pastries and shots of strong cardamom-laced coffee, listening attentively to urgent political appeals for their votes. Making up roughly 20 percent of Israel’s total population, Palestinian voters are emerging as the crucial focal point in national...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A coronial inquest in Queensland, Australia, has heard that child safety officers remained committed to returning Elizabeth Struhs to her family home in 2019 despite serious concerns raised by doctors about the risks to her health. A police officer who attended a meeting about the case told the inquest that challenging child safety officials’ decisions had often proved...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Church of England’s plan to establish a £100m fund addressing its historical links to the transatlantic slave trade has become the centre of an increasingly organised campaign of political opposition, media criticism and potential legal action. Known as Project Spire, the initiative was announced in 2023 after research found significant historical connections between the church’s endowment and...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Green Party of England and Wales is facing growing internal divisions over its controversial decision to classify Zionism as racism, with senior MP Ellie Chowns warning that the party must strengthen its internal decision-making processes to prevent extremists and racists from gaining disproportionate influence. The dispute has intensified pressure on party leader Zack Polanski following a difficult...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Zack Polanski is facing mounting pressure over his leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales after Vivien Lichtenstein, leader of the Jewish Greens, called on him to resign following a controversial party policy equating Zionism with racism and advocating the replacement of Israel with a single Palestinian state. The demand has intensified an internal debate over...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British Jews have become more likely to identify as Zionist and express a strong emotional connection to Israel since the 7 October 2023 attacks, according to new research examining changes in Jewish identity and political attitudes in the United Kingdom. The study, produced by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, found that identification with Zionism increased significantly between...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Calls for a pause in executions across the United States have intensified after Tennessee failed to carry out the lethal injection of Christa Pike, leaving the 50-year-old prisoner alive and in critical condition after two doses of the execution drug were administered. The incident has renewed scrutiny of the reliability of lethal injection and the wider use of...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A deeply sensitive religious dispute has become a major feature of Brazil’s final presidential campaign days, after claims surrounding the country’s patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, spread rapidly online and triggered concern among Catholics. The controversy has drawn President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro into an increasingly intense debate over religion,...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday as protests, diplomatic criticism and political pressure surround his government at home and abroad. His appearance comes at a particularly sensitive point, with Israel involved in conflicts involving Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, continuing international criticism over its policies in...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For Keith Townsend, the death of former Catholic priest Ronald Paquin has brought a complicated mixture of reflection, grief and hope for closure. Townsend, who was abused by Paquin as a child, spent years pursuing justice after learning that the former priest had been released from prison. Paquin died in custody in Maine on 11 September at the...