Women have now been able to become priests in the Church of England for 25 years. This marked the culmination of decades of wrangling and activism, although arguments around the representation of women in senior position sin the church have continued in the quarter-century since
News comment on 25 years of women ordained as priests in the Church of England – 28% of clergy are women, but discrimination remainsRev. Dr
Barbara Harris, the first female Anglican bishop 30 years ago, says sexism and racism remain and more women and people of colour should become leaders
OVERVIEW The Vatican hosted a summit on the Protection of Minors in the Church from 21 to 24 February 2019. It was a response to
News comment on the launch of the National Sikh Police Association, representing the views of hundreds of Sikh police officers and providing guidance to othersSergeant
A national association of Sikh police officers has been established, which is hoped to smooth over tensions between some parts of the community and the police, which have been growing in recent years.
Blasphemy – offending against or insulting God or other religious beliefs – is still criminalised in dozens of countries around the world. Some argue these laws are needed to protect religious people, while others condemn them as outdated and illiberal restrictions on free speech
Religiously-affiliated schools play a large part of the British state school system, with 37% of primary schools and 18% of secondaries classes as faith schools. Despite recording slightly better results than average, they inspire much contention, with both fierce opposition and support
Contrary to some popular belief, women in Islamic teaching are seen as equal to men and have played. Find out more in this factsheet from Remona Aly
The place of women in the church has been a highly contested topic of debate for millennia. While many Christian traditions argue for female inferiority, the Virgin Mary has at the same time been a powerfully significant figure in church history and theology, and in the 20th century many denominations began to for the first time allow women to become ministers and leaders
