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Holy alliance over plans to turn church into health spa

17.11.09
Beauty magnate at war with a congregation over his plans to turn their church into a spa has found an unlikely ally... more

David Cameron: Would I sack George Osborne? Yes absolutely if I have to...

06.11.09
Tory leader David Cameron talks revealingly about colleagues, policy and the faith that guides him... more

The Pope's invitation to a much broader church

23.10.09
It's hard to imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, throwing a Peter Mandelson-style hissy fit... more

The agony and ecstasy of The Sacred Made Real

22.10.09
The suffering expressed in the extraordinary sculptures and paintings of martyred saints from 17th-century Spain is so real, the effect is almost unbearable... more

'Worst primary in country' becomes a lesson to others in overcoming challenges of poverty

02.10.09
School once branded 'the worst in the country' hailed as 'outstanding' by Ofsted inspectors... more

Blair: Cherie was the reason I became a Catholic

28.08.09
Tony Blair has spoken in detail for the first time about his conversion to Catholicism — and revealed his wife was the driver behind the switch... more

Tale of two John the Baptists exposes the education divide

12.08.09
Children in London receive the best and the worst primary education in the country at schools sharing the same name and situated only 15 miles apart... more

Drugs given to care home girls 'caused birth defects'

07.04.09
Ten girls who were heavily sedated while in a care home during the Seventies and Eighties went on to have children with a range of birth defects... more

Trouble over Gordon Brown's plan to let royal heirs wed Catholics

27.03.09
Gordon Brown was hit by a backlash against plans to tackle discrimination against Catholics and women in royal succession laws... more

Just lost your job in the recession? Bishop says it can be a blessing

12.02.09
A senior Church of England bishop has declared that getting the sack in the recession can be a welcome "relief" from the rat race... more

Why I'm now willing to give God a chance

31.12.08
As middle age enfolds me in its musty embrace I'm increasingly preoccupied by the deliberations of the Church of England... more

Top Anglicans agree formula to end women bishops conflict

30.12.08
The Church of England has reached a historic agreement on the ordination of women bishops despite dissent from traditionalist clergy... more

Ministers failed us, claim disillusioned academy sponsors

28.11.08
Ministers have "abused" the good will of wealthy business figures who sponsored the Government's city academies, a study has warned... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

God help us...

10.10.08
Thousands of people worried about the credit crunch are seeking solace in a Church of England website that features an online “prayer for the current financial situation”... more

Academy sponsors build 'branded' school empires

10.09.08
Wealthy academy backers are building education empires by opening chains of branded schools... more

Church's anti-gay stance must break God's heart, says bishop

14.07.08
The Church of England's only openly gay bishop threatened to overshadow the start of the Lambeth Conference this week... more

Church risks split as Synod votes to back women bishops

08.07.08
The Church of England has been thrown into turmoil after its ruling body threw out compromise measures surrounding women bishops... more

Bishops speak out over Ray Lewis affair

08.07.08
The two bishops at the centre of the Ray Lewis affair speak for the first time about their reluctance to reveal to Boris the past of the man he'd made his deputy mayor ... more

Bishop U-turn on Boris Johnson aide

04.07.08
The Church of England has admitted it was wrong to claim Boris Johnson was warned in person over his disgraced former deputy... more

Boris Johnson defends deputy amid claims of fraud and sex abuse

03.07.08
Boris Johnson has taken the extraordinary step of defending one of his deputy mayors from 'malicious smears'... more

Schism threat as Church votes on women bishops

01.07.08
The Church of England is at war amid threats of a schism... more

Canterbury Cathedral is falling down

16.05.08
For the price of a couple of Francis Bacons one of our greatest churches could be saved for another millennium, says Brian Sewell.... more

Don't preach to us about runways, Archbishop

09.05.08
The plain truth is that the whole phenomenon of climate change has been caused by unsustainable over-population... more

Cathedral dean bans 'not to the glory of God' Jerusalem

10.04.08
Southwark cathedral has banned worshippers from singing the hymn Jerusalem... more

Families 'should take religious test for faith schools'

20.03.08
A simple religious test for families should be introduced to stop church schools "cream-skimming" able pupils, say two academics... more

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