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Kristie Higgs lost her job at a school in Fairford, Gloucestershire, after making posts about sex education on Facebook.

Where education is concerned, everything is about leadership. My family and I live in Tyburnia, just off Edgware Road. Twenty-two years ago we (well, my wife) started looking for a primary school for our two daughters. My wife soon found out about a Church of England state primary, Hampden Gurney,…

Reaction among Catholics around the world is sharply divided over the Vatican's recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples

Anglicans of all orientations can now find acceptance, love and celebration – but there is a long road still to walk

Letters: Progressive clergy will claim the synod vote is a victory, but the reality is far less than promised, writes Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain. Plus letters from Rev Katie Welborn van Santen, Darren Hackett and Dr Andrew Wilshere

General Synod’s narrow vote in favour means services to celebrate gay marriages could be held within weeks

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year,

Giving an update on progress made since the vote to approve prayers, the Bishop of London recognised that disagreement in the church remains.

As the newly elected president of the Oxford Union, I have the privilege of serving during the Union’s 200th anniversary, and of being its 40th female president. The Union often attracts attention not only across Oxford University, but also around the world for the speakers it hosts. Sometimes, the reactions…

A £5m project is helping more than 100 historic churches deal with the damage caused by bat colonies