James Somerville-Meikle: That Sir David Amess was denied the Last Rites is of great sadness to Catholics like me – and calls for change

A month after his tragic death, we must re-establish social norms around respect for people’s faith in society.

Emily Carver: The individual no longer seems to count in our identity-obsessed society

A new report into the NHS workforce uses immutable characteristics to decide how well employees should be doing at work.

Rehman Chishti: How mainstream Islamic teaching can help to hold the Taliban to account

The Government can help to ensure that one of the faith’s leading authorities publicly stresses the rights of religious minorities and women.

Stephen Greenhalgh: The pandemic has shown that faith groups help those in need. We aim to foster that spirit.

The Faith New Deal Pilot Fund will encourage innovative partnership to thrive. We will achieve more through our common endeavours.

Fiona Bruce: We need to act together to help victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief

This is not just a priority for our foreign and overseas development policy – people face persecution and even violence right here in Britain.

Michael Nazir-Ali: After the betrayal of democracy in Afghanistan, will other countries in the region ever trust the West again?

Sensing blood, the vultures are circling: ISIS is active already, and not only in the remoter parts of country.

Saqib Bhatti: Britain must champion religious freedom abroad – and at home

There must be more to Global Britain than trade and defence. Our liberal values must be at the very heart of the project.

Richard Holden: Why Labour’s grip on seats like mine weakened. And how we can strengthen our own everywhere.

This is a story of institutions, work and habits changing out of recognition – and how we can improve our position and the country once we’re heard.

Peter Lynas: The Government is digging itself deep into trouble over conversion therapy

So it has committed to banning something it is reluctant to define, and ending something that is already unlawful.

David Skelton: Why we should properly celebrate Saint George’s Day

While too many progressives sneer, as conservatives we recognise the power of national rituals to bring communities closer together.

Sarah Ingham: After the Batley protests and on this Easter Saturday, a case for tolerating religious belief

In Britain, we don’t ‘do God’ too much. Should we go to church, most are not C of E, but C and E – Christmas and Easter.

Chris Whitehouse: One elderly recipient burst into tears with joy at the delivery. My own story of anti-communist smuggling.

In my case, the contraband was books – taken into then communist Czechoslovakia through a network linked to the charity Aid to the Church in Need.

Crispin Blunt and Sue Pascoe: The Government must act decisively to win the trust of the LGBT+ community

Now is the time to show leadership to assert that the days of Section 28 are not returning.

Neil O’Brien: The NHS and jobs. Family and community. Indispensable means of boosting our mental health.

It’s welcome that we’re investing much more in services.  But we need to tackle the causes too.

Caroline ffiske: How non-crime hate incidents came into force. And why they should be reformed – or scrapped altogether.

Introduced with the best of intentions, they have grown and morphed beyond reason – more so than Macpherson could surely have imagined.