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Time may have been put on pause for many of us this year, but for Wakefield Cathedral it literally stopped after the city centre landmark’s

Worcester Cathedral bell ringers will toll the bourdon bell 100 times this Saturday (27 February) in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore on the day

Worcester Cathedral to contribute to the planned UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Stonemasons and bell-ringers from Worcester Cathedral

Lincoln, Carlisle and Ripon cathedrals have just announced they have received cash boosts from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery

Tree of Loss: Tree of Hope grows at Leicester Cathedral Leicester Cathedral has launched a memorial tree to remember loved ones and to mark all

For some, lockdown is a chance to declutter, clear out the old and renew – and Exeter Cathedral is using this time of social distancing and no

Please Believe These Days Will Pass – Southwark Cathedral It’s Shrove Tuesday today, time to clear out the cupboards and prepare for a

It’s goodbye to our 2020 #366Days Campaign and hello to our new campaign for 2021, #DidYouKnow. Our new campaign will bring you some known and

Save the Date: 10 May 2021. Southwell Minster is preparing to host The Leaves of the Trees, a reflective memorial designed to give people the

And they’re off … Cathedrals get creative for a Pancake Day in lockdown. This year Pancake Day a.k.a. Shrove Tuesday will be marked online at our

Chichester Cathedral has teamed up with a local restaurant company and local art gallery to support older, lonely and vulnerable local people and

As schoolboys in 1963, they took Coventry Cathedral’s unique message of peace across the Berlin Wall. Now a call has gone out to reunite this

Where do we go in recovery: New survey asks Visitors, churchgoers and members of the public are being asked to help shape the life and mission of

Worcester Cathedral is the latest cathedral to help serve its community in the fight against the pandemic and rising transmission rates by being

Hereford Cathedral has bid a digital farewell to The Very Revd Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford, after 19 years of leadership and ministry. The

January witnessed rising infection rates which saw most of our cathedrals suspend public worship on the advice of their public health leaders to

In Gloucester they are using this festival to issue a heartfelt THANK YOU to the hundreds of donors who helped raise £1m for their Beacon of Hope

Canterbury, Chester, Durham, Exeter, Gloucester, Lincoln, Salisbury and Worcester Cathedrals have all received emergency funding to keep the

‘One hundred thousand isn’t just an abstract figure. Each number is a person: someone we loved and someone who loved us.’

Leicester and St Edmundsbury are the latest cathedrals to close their doors to support the national effort to stop the spread of the infection,

Be the light in the darkness is the theme for this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day to remember everyone murdered in genocidal campaigns, and to

Stories from the Holocaust have inspired Blackburn schoolchildren to remember all those who were murdered for who they are in words and art and

Hereford Cathedral is preparing to host the Knife Angel this summer – the 27ft high National Monument Against Violence and Aggression

A letter from the Queen marks a happy new year for the Friends of Winchester Cathedral The Queen has sent a letter of good wishes to the Friends

Southwell Minster and Birmingham Cathedral are the latest Church of England cathedrals to close their doors to support the national effort to

Blackburn Cathedral opens today (Monday) as one of the nation’s mass Covid-19 vaccination centres. Hope2021 – Blackburn Cathedral makes

Salisbury Cathedral is the second cathedral to become a Covid-19 vaccine centre when it open its doors today (Sat 16) – and its patients

And so it begins … #Hope2021 The first vaccine clinics opened in Lichfield Cathedral tomorrow (Friday) – putting it at the forefront of the

Bristol, Chester, Canterbury, Liverpool, and Truro are the latest cathedrals to close their doors today to support the national effort to stop

Sheffield and Guildford are the latest cathedrals to close their doors to support the national effort to stop the spread of the infection, keep

More Church of England Cathedrals have announced they are suspending public worship to keep people safe and protect the NHS in the face of

To mark Heritage Fund UK’s #HeritageTreasures day on Monday … we thought we’d let you into a secret … well 42 of them to be honest. With

Derby Cathedral is the second cathedral to announce it is to suspend public worship inside its building for the next few weeks in light of rising

Blackburn Cathedral has today made the difficult decision to suspend all public worship in its building following stark warnings from local

Under this latest Government lockdown, our doors can remain open for private prayer, reflection and public worship. Know we are here. Ever

Following Monday’s statement by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, detailing new restrictions in England to control the spread of Covid-19,

Every day of 2020 we have shared a picture from one of our cathedrals on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 366 Days of Cathedrals comes to an End

We started 2020 trumpeting in our Year of Cathedrals Year of Pilgrimage campaign in The Times and finished the year in The Times again …

Cathedrals are re-imagining their Advent and Christmas programmes to make sure they adhere to the latest Government and Public Health guidelines

Frontline workers take centrestage in Christmas services at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Peterborough’s carol service is broadcast live by local

Choristers at Leicester undertake Covid tests so they can sing together again. Choristers at Leicester Cathedral will undertake Covid tests this

This has now been postponed (due to technical difficulties) and will take place on Tuesday 22nd December. A Wakefield Cathedral chorister is

Christmas and Advent Reimagined across the country. Cathedrals are re-imagining their Advent and Christmas programmes to make sure they adhere to

Durham Cathedral’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols will be broadcast to prisoners across the country for the first time this year.

Heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic immortalised in a unique presentation of the Nativity. Local heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic have been

We promised you 2020 was Year of Cathedrals Year of Pilgrimage…And we’ve done our best! Cathedrals At Night … celebrating the hope of

A unique prayer wall spelling out the word HOPE has opened in Southwell Minster – an invitation for prayer and reflection in these

What a way to round off your 800th anniversary … The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a specially engraved stone carved

Midnight Mass in your pyjamas and hanging Christmas prayer stars in your front window are just two fresh ideas to help create opportunities to

Liverpool, Salisbury, Newcastle and Lincoln are the latest cathedrals to share their Christmas plans this year as cathedrals continue to be a

Doctor and nurse to switch on the lights of Durham Cathedral’s Christmas tree “As we nurse the second wave of this awful disease, please

Cathedrals are getting ready to re-open and re-imagining their Advent and Christmas programmes to make sure they adhere to the latest Government

Light and hope are the twin themes for Chester Cathedral this Advent as it opens two new art installations as part of its annual Christmas Tree

It’s a sign of the times for Christmas 2020 but this a good one. St Albans have taken their Christmas Nativity online and it’s really

Peterborough Cathedral has launched a Christmas appeal inviting people to join in helping to keep the doors open – not just for Christmas but

Bradford Cathedral named Small Visitor Attraction of the Year! Bradford Cathedral has been named Small Visitor Attraction of the Year in the

November has been a month of darkness; of dark nights, lockdown, fear and uncertainty but Advent tells a different story. We mark the start of

Organists from cathedrals across the UK are part of a 54 strong orchestra that have come together in lockdown to create a virtual performance of

“The Volition programme gave me the motivation, they believed in me. They said I could, and I did,” Charlene Bebbington, Volition

As we celebrate the announcement that public worship can resume after December 2 … there is more good news for those who love our choral

Dinosaur fans will next year be able to enjoy a summer of prehistoric fun at Norwich Cathedral due to the visit of the Natural History Museum’s

In 2019, 1.3 million people attended services at cathedrals across the country, with midweek service attendance continuing to grow. England’s

Cathedrals are re-imagining the season of Advent and Christmas this year to continue to be a place of peace and to bring comfort and joy during

The Government is inviting the public to take part in a public consultation to help it better understand how it can support and interact with

Festival of St Cecilia: Livestreamed today 11am Wed 18 November Musician’s Charity and the Cathedral Music Trust is live streaming a

Durham Cathedral has teamed up with County Durham Community Foundation to bring comfort and joy to those more vulnerable this year with a joint

If you are looking for creative activities to inspire children during lockdown weekends, then King Oswald’s Raven is coming to the rescue. King

Ripon Cathedral has announced plans to extend its Wing and a Prayer exhibition of 10,000 prayer angels suspended in the nave into the New Year to

Bradford Cathedral is making a bit of a stir – and you can join them! Bradford Cathedral has launched a Stir Up Sunday campaign and is asking

We pray every day for our nation and community especially for the healing the sick and protecting the vulnerable. It’s only right we offer our

St Paul’s and Durham Cathedral are to receive grants in the highest available category to help them recover from the ongoing impact of the

Remembrance starts at home as cathedrals take their services online following the latest Government guidelines and ask people to join them where

Salisbury Cathedral has just announced it will extend its Light of Hope campaign throughout lockdown – lighting up the sky each night with three

Fireworks will light up the skies across St Albans this Saturday after a successful crowd funder by the Cathedral to create a socially distanced

“In a year when our energies and resourcefulness have been severely tested, we can do nothing better than bring our need to God.” Adrian

An arts festival celebrating the spirit of togetherness of people across West and East Sussex throughout the pandemic opened in Chichester

And now for something completely different. Ready Steady Cook … with the Dean of Leicester and his dog Barney! The Dean of Leicester is inviting

While the month of October might have brought us darker nights and a rise in the infection rates, it also saw more cathedrals bring back music,

Drum roll please … Newcastle Cathedral is preparing to open its doors for public worship this Sunday – the first time since lockdown in

Peterborough Cathedral has created a special prayer trail to help people find space to lament and acknowledge the effects of Covid-19 on their

Cathedrals will light up the skies, create prayer trails to offer space for lament, and use art to reflect on love and remembrance as they offer

Remembering those we love, those who have died during the pandemic and those who have given their lives in past conflicts, will be at the heart

On Sunday 25th October Durham Cathedral launched an online Community of Prayer following the huge uptake of its digital worship since lockdown.

Cathedrals will illuminate the night sky with beams of light as a symbol of hope for all those around them as part of a nationwide art

Bradford Cathedral unveils plans for a community art project inspired by the pandemic and announces a new photographer in residence! Art at

Lincoln Cathedral will be lit up yellow this Sunday highlighting the plight of thousands of victims of modern-day slavery to mark the tenth

Church of England cathedrals will pray for the healing of the nation and all those working in health and social care services as they mark the

Artist, Luke Jerram’s installation of our fragile planet earth, Gaia opens in Gloucester Cathedral today – a beacon of hope for the city, the

Cathedrals have released a prayer for the nation as the country prepares for tighter restrictions in the fight against the spread of the

Chichester, Exeter and Lincoln cathedrals are among the 445 establishments that will share £103m to help them on their journey of recovery

Newcastle, St Albans, Bury St Edmunds, Bradford and Wakefield are the latest cathedrals to bring choral worship back into their buildings – with

St Albans is the latest cathedral to welcome back choral worship, but for one woman, just being able to come back into church, meant so much. The

Southwark Cathedral’s cat Doorkins Magnificat has died peacefully in the arms of the verger she had been living with since retiring last

Music to our ears. The weekend starts here. Thanks to Ripon Cathedral Choir. Exeter Cathedral and Chichester Cathedral each saw a return of their

September saw choral worship returning slowly and safely to many of our cathedrals after six months of silence. The month that put a spring in

Ten years ago, when it was first hatched, the plan was simple. Vicar, Steve Wilkinson would visit every Church of England cathedral to

Bristol Cathedral has announced it will host its first event since lockdown and is getting ready to welcome The Fitzhardinge Consort to raise

Winchester Cathedral has been praised for its Kings and Scribes exhibition in the annual UK Heritage Awards, coming out top in its category for

St Albans Cathedral is raising funds to light up the sky for Bonfire Night so everyone can enjoy a socially distanced firework display from the

Ely and Rochester Cathedrals have lit up green and Bradford Cathedral has just launched a four day online environmental festival to mark national