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Church of England clergy are calling for a 9.5 per cent pay rise that would take the national minimum stipend to £29,340 and the national stipend benchmark to £31,335

A claim for a 9.5% rise has been submitted

A claim for a 9.5% rise has been submitted

C of E clergy and lay staff represented by Unite ask for 9.5% increase in first ever claim

Lowton Church of England High School in Wigan was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted inspectors

The Church of England took the action to move the plaque to a nearby museum where it will be viewable on request

Church of England commissioned review into how it handled disclosures that a vicar raped a 16-year-old boy

A leading bishop said the Church of England ‘should be ashamed’ that it had let down a vulnerable child in its care.

Sunak’s plan ‘fails to live up to our history’, says Justin Welby – but No 10 fires back by saying ‘nothing compassionate’ about allowing people to drown

Nearly 30 years ago, the then-Prince Charles indicated that as king he wanted not just to inherit the monarch’s traditional title of “defender of the faith”, but also to be a “defender of faith”. The monarch swears oaths of commitment to Protestantism and as supreme governor of the Church of…

Despite gestures towards inclusivity, the ceremony remains rooted in outdated religious and feudal ideals, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle