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Newcastle Cathedral, England’s only cathedral dedicated to St Nicholas, the historic inspiration for Santa Claus, is getting ready for Christmas.

St Davids Cathedral on the western most peninsula in Wales might still be counting the cost of Storm Barra, but its Angel Trail will light the

Chester Cathedral has been transformed into a pop up Covid vaccine centre and is encouraging anyone aged 16 and above to get vaccinated this

BBC 2’s winner of Young Chorister of the Year will sing her Christmas Carol solo for visitors to Guildford Cathedral this Advent, Norwich

Upside Down December – finding God in the chaos of Christmas and much, much more at our cathedrals this Advent. Events, activities, advent

Peterborough Cathedral is hosting a special carol service for healthcare workers across the city and beyond this Sunday (19 Dec) to say thank you

Bells of Worcester ring out for Christmas this weekend after being silenced in Storm Arwen damage The bells at Worcester cathedral will be

Artists, poets, musicians, theologians and academics are reinterpreting St Paul’s Cathedral’s iconic monuments in a 50 monuments 50

The giant Christmas tree has been installed in Winchester Cathedral – marking the start of the festive season – thanks to the

Message of hope in fallen leaves in Peterborough Cathedral A contemplative memorial to encourage visitors to pause and reflect following another

Lichfield Cathedral has launched its New Year’s Resolution –  a two year campaign to be a source of hope and healing following the impact

St Albans welcomes new dean. The new Dean of St Albans was installed on Saturday – the first woman to be appointed to the role. The Very

We were really sad to hear a few weeks ago that Norwich cathedral’s legendary peregrine falcon, GA had died following a collision with a

Our cathedrals are back at the heart of Christmas, welcoming hundreds of people with a wide range of worship and events for this very special

Chichester Cathedral has launched their Advent programme in a blaze of colour with the interactive art installation, Field of Blooms offering

Carlisle Cathedral marked Advent Sunday by launching Journey and Rest – its 900th anniversary celebrations with a varied programme of

Our cathedrals are preparing to be a space for hope and joy this Advent in preparation and anticipation of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. Hope

A new composition written to celebrate the return of York Minster’s Grand Organ will receive its world premiere on Sunday at the cathedral’s

Light and sound spectaculars bring the Christmas story to life his Advent. Angels at Peterborough, the Beginning at Sheffield and Lichfield

Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon draws visits by the thousand. Moonstruck. Thousands visit the Museum of the Moon. Tens of thousands of visitors

Christmas trees will be lit simultaneously in Glasgow Cathedral and in Manger Square, Bethlehem– part of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival which is

The bells of Leicester Cathedral last week rang out to honour residents living with cancer and to mark the launch of Leicester Hospitals’

It’s been a long time in the making, but Manchester Cathedral has just celebrated the launch of the first comprehensive study of its history, its

Two thousand stars twinkled on the west front of Ripon Cathedral this week – one for every life Yorkshire Cancer Research aims to save from

Around Britain’s Cathedrals A photographic exhibition that documents one man and his family’s 6,000 mile journey to visit Britain’s

York Minster’s first Christmas Tree Festival has opened in the cathedral’s grounds, featuring nearly 40 trees decorated by local businesses,

Without needing to check it twice, it’s definitely “beginning to look a lot like Christmas“. Here are the details of the

New artwork has just been revealed that will temporarily replace the Angel of the Eternal Gospel at Coventry Cathedral that was destroyed by

Rochester Cathedral has just launched a new gin to raise much-needed funds following the pandemic. Rochester Cathedral Gin, 604 on sale now. The

It’s the final day of COP26 … here is another example of how our cathedrals are exploring ways we can all protect our fragile earth.

Sorry folks, this competition is now closed. We’ll announce the winners very soon. Thanks to everyone who entered.  “They are history and

It was a homecoming of sorts for the new Dean of Sheffield, the Very Revd Canon Abigail Thompson when she was installed in the Cathedral this

Remembrance will take place under the Moon at Chichester Cathedral, Hereford’s Remembrance Garden opens and York Minster’s flower arrangers put

As we move into the final week of COP26, Lichfield and Gloucester cathedrals share the steps they have taken towards safeguarding creation and

An exhibition celebrating the centenary of the British Society of Master Glass Painters has just opened in Winchester Cathedral. New exhibition

Cathedrals are preparing to be a space where their local communities can gather to remember all those who have given their lives in past

‘Light Organ’ is a new artwork created for the upcoming ‘Bradford is LiT’ festival, which takes place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November

A candle-lit peace vigil will be held this Thursday to mark the arrival of the Knife Angel sculpture outside Blackburn Cathedral. Peace vigil to

People are invited to bid for a piece of Gloucester Cathedral this month when the cathedral holds its first sealed bid auction of historically

Ripon Cathedral is to shine new light on its ancient history when it brings its Sigurd Stone to life telling the Norse Legend surrounding the

Conserved medieval panels of stained glass featuring the figure of St Cuthbert were returned to York Minster on All Saints Day (Monday 1

COP26 Initiatives taking place across the country at our cathedrals. Newcastle Cathedral has created an interactive River of Prayer to mark COP26

Cathedral bells ring out for the climate emergency on the eve of COP26 Cathedral bells will ring out across their cities this Saturday on the eve

Alive and gaining momentum. The Cathedrals Cycle Route is a 2,000 mile route that links every one of our Church of England cathedrals with short

English Cathedrals say thank you after benefitting from almost £1.4m in grants. Cathedrals say Thank You after being awarded over £1m in latest

York Minster’s Season of Remembrance is designed to help us engage with the extraordinary power of love, the grief and pain of bereavement and

Worcester Cathedral has opened its doors for visitors to experience and explore the building after hours during the city’s ‘Light Night

Little Amal arrives in the UK. Canterbury and St Paul’s Cathedrals are getting ready to welcome Little Amal, a giant puppet representing a nine

What will you discover this Autumn in our Cathedrals. What’s On – Cathedrals Autumn 2021 As the dark nights close in, we want to let

Emergency service workers are to be the first to see the National History Museum’s iconic diplodocus cast in a new light as Norwich Cathedral

Different Country: Different Church – National Cathedrals Conference, May 2022. Announcing – the second National Cathedrals

Chapterhouse Gin was inspired by herbs and spices grown and used by monks like those who lived, worked, and worshipped in the Augustinian abbey

Exeter Cathedral is holding a service for NHS staff and care workers this Sunday [17 October] – the Feast of St Luke, the patron saint of

A project to establish the York Minster Precinct as an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for heritage craft skills focused around a

Faith demands it of us. The Association of English Cathedrals is urging cathedrals to join the call for all churches to ring their bells on the

 “The success of this project is the way it draws different people together marvelling at how medieval stones speak to our very modern

Two hundred year old squashed mouse … and other treasures revealed. Salisbury Cathedral Library will celebrate the end of its National

And they’re back! Our trainee cathedral craftspeople have been able to resume face to face training this month – and first stop was York Minster

Number Ten Downing Street has today announced that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Dr Jonathan Frost,

Chelmsford Cathedral has become the second cathedral in the UK to achieve a Gold Eco-Church Award for its work in inspiring and encouraging

Peterborough Cathedral is to light up its famous west front in pink and blue  to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week. Peterborough Cathedral to light

Work has finally begun to restore and renew Leicester Cathedral and make it the very best it can be as a place of worship, heritage, pilgrimage,

From cycling to work every day to recycling more and using less water, more than 9,000 visitors to Dippy on Tour in Norwich Cathedral have made

Cathedrals across England are reporting a steep rise in visitor numbers. Here are just a few examples of how they achieving increased footfall.

The new Northern Saints Trails that tell the stories of the region’s saints and their local connections with the North East have been launched.

Preparations are underway for the return of Carlisle’s ‘City of Lights’ event this October. The event will feature lighting of the city’s key

Global Images of Christ: Challenging Perceptions has opened at Chester Cathedral. Global Images of Christ: Challenging Perceptions at Chester

Derby Cathedral is getting ready to open its doors this Friday evening (24 September), offering visitors the chance to see its treasures and

‘The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof’ (Psalm 24: 1).  Hereford makes amazing strides to COP26 and Eco Church status Earlier this

Salisbury Cathedral will celebrate the founding of its girls’ choir almost 30 years to the day since the girls sang their first Evensong with a

Worcester Cathedral is to establish a Youth Choir for young singers across the city and beyond – the first new choir to be launched at the

Westminster Abbey is getting ready to open its doors for the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of St Edward the Confessor next month.  Westminster

Inspired by the Sky Arts TV programme of the same name that proved such a hit during lockdown, Lincoln Cathedral held its own Artist of the Year

Gloucester, Southwell and Salisbury Choirs are all in the news and making history. History has been made as girl and boy choristers attain

The world is now waking up, albeit very belatedly, to the fact that we are in an unfolding climate crisis. In the last few weeks, a spate of

Candlelight will transform Sheffield and Peterborough Cathedrals when visitors are invited in to experience these sacred spaces as Cathedrals At

They set off in March to walk the 408 miles that will take them from St Davids Cathedral in Wales to Glasgow in time for the UN Climate

Where did your summer holiday take you? Lots of people have been taking the opportunity to #DiscoverCathedrals. Hundreds of thousands of you have

Drum roll please … new dean announced – all the way from New Zealand … via Canterbury Cathedral HM The Queen has named The

It’s a little over a month to go before world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26 – the UN Climate Change Conference. COP26 and the Season of

Flower Festival returns to Winchester Cathedral with striking floral arrangements that reflect on the effect of the pandemic and celebrate the

An online medieval bake off, how to cook and eat like the monks, Portsmouth’s edible history as a major trading port, a foraging walk round

Their cycling jerseys read: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is

Visitors are invited out of this world with the immersive sound and light installation, SPACE VOYAGE which can be seen at Worcester and Rochester

More than 100,000 people have visited the Natural History Museum’s Dippy the dinosaur who took up residence in Norwich Cathedral’s Nave in July.

The west front of Peterborough Cathedral was transformed this Bank Holiday Weekend by a new state-of-the-art LED lighting system. New LED system

Gloucester Cathedral has welcomed over 3000 children through its doors since launching its Summer Challenge Family Trail just three weeks ago.

English Cathedrals joins The Children’s Society in calling for change. Good Childhood Report 2021 – Calling for Change Following the launch

The scaffolding is in place, the Cathedral Works Department are on hand, and all eyes are on one empty niche on the West Front of Wells Cathedral

Following in the footsteps of the ancient monks who founded them, St Edmundsbury Cathedral today opened its doors to host the East Anglian Beer

Art is returning to Bradford Cathedral in a joint project with its neighbours, Kala Sangam, that sees a new exhibition featuring work created

They might be at other ends of the country (almost!) but Ripon and Gloucester Cathedrals are on the same page when it comes to pilgrimage and are

Sculptor Peter Eugene Ball’s final exhibition, appropriately named Farewell To All That, has opened in Southwell Minster which so inspired him as

All Creatures Great and Small: A Service of Blessing for Animals at Worcester Cathedral. Pets joined the congregation at Worcester Cathedral on

New research reveals cathedrals’ contribution to local economies & communities “Cathedrals stand at the heart of their communities and

Visitors on foot are being asked to test walk the routes leading to every one of our Cathedrals Walk this way – to be a Pilgrim Pioneer

Summer in our cathedrals … you want more? You’ve got it! Science and creation – the theme for summer 2021 in our cathedrals.  Lichfield

Wakefield Cathedral is getting ready to host Gaia, the 7-metre replica of Earth by artist Luke Jerram, part of the city’s Festival of Earth

Hundreds of paper leaves with messages of hope have been created by schoolchildren across Worcestershire in response to a new art installation

Bradford Cathedral will welcome the Queens’ College Chapel Choir from Cambridge for a very special one-off lunchtime recital today