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Leicester Cathedral has announced a series of commemorative events over three weeks in March to mark the tenth anniversary of King Richard

This year marks 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen and Winchester Cathedral has partnered with local organisations to celebrate her legacy

It’s another first for Durham Cathedral this year which will exhibit the only surviving 1216 Magna Carta, along with issues from 1225 and 1300,

Hundreds of people gathered inside Chichester Cathedral and together formed the number ‘950’ to mark the official launch of its historic

Southwell Minster is the second cathedral to host the textile masterpiece, Threads through the Bible by artist Jacqui Parkinson, that tells the

Candlemas marks the end of our winter campaign that saw us share an image of an angel from every one of our cathedrals every day across our

Salisbury Cathedral has commissioned a new stone statue of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the West Front of the

Lincoln Cathedral has announced its theme for 2025, Our Music, God’s Song which is dedicated to spreading its musical legacy across local schools

The Dean of Bradford, the Very Revd Andy Bowerman will travel to the United Arab Emirates next week to take part in this year’s TriYAS Triathlon

Art, music and creation has come together in Winchester Cathedral with its latest art installation, Whales, which has transformed the nave into a

Historians from around the world have come out in support of Peterborough Cathedral’s Crisis Campaign with online fundraising  lectures.

Salisbury Cathedral has just received a new chamber organ, kindly funded by the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury gets new chamber organ

Wells Cathedral has announced it has reached a significant milestone in its Grand Organ appeal, with more than £1 million raised in donations and

The Bury St Edmunds Society has awarded a grant of £10,000 to the ambitious Abbey of St Edmund heritage project, making it the first organisation

The curator of the British Museum exhibition – The Silk Roads – is coming to Lichfield Cathedral this week to explore its possible links to

Museum of the Moon, a seven-metre moon artwork by artist, Luke Jerram, is to return to Exeter Cathedral this Saturday. It’s back … Museum of the

Gloucester Cathedral receives generous grant from Barnwood Trust to support inclusive wellbeing activities Gloucester Cathedral is delighted to

STATEMENT following latest announcement of extension to Government’s Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. The Association of English

“it’s important to understand how prejudice grows and when left un-challenged can become genocide.” Prayers will be offered and

Salisbury Cathedral has just replaced lighting inside the Cathedral with a more efficient LED system which will give the visitor a better

Southwell Minster is making history next month when it hosts four cathedral choirs and the county’s professional orchestra, Sinfonia Viva, for

Liverpool Cathedral has just announced it will be the first cathedral to host Helios, the newest touring artwork inspired by the sun, by renowned

Lincoln Cathedral is getting ready to welcome back the creative duo Luxmuralis with Time, which explores humanity’s relationship with the

The Choir with No Name, a charity that builds choir communities with people affected by homelessness, launches today in Sheffield Cathedral.

Peterborough Cathedral is all set to celebrate its famous inhabitant – Katherine of Aragon – at its annual Katherine of Aragon Festival.

184 solar panels on the roof of York Minster were switched on for the first time during a blessing ceremony led by the Dean of York. The Solar

Luke Jerram’s  Museum of the Moon has just gone on display in St Albans Cathedral with a programme of events designed to explore the connection

Ely Cathedral will see the return of creative duo, Luxmuralis next month for an exploration of the earth, the sea and the sky. LIFE, by

It’s a first for the refurbished Cathedral Isle of Man when they welcome Luke Jerram’s art installation, Museum of the Moon next month. Museum of

Peterborough Cathedral has launched an urgent fundraising appeal to secure its future. In launching the appeal, the Dean of Peterborough, The

Rochester Cathedral gets ready to go interstellar with the arrival of MARS. Luke Jerram’s Mars: War and Peace is coming to Rochester Cathedral in

A masterpiece of faith and art: “Threads through the Bible” comes to Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral has announced the debut

Artistic collaboration, Luxmuralis, are to return to Exeter Cathedral next month with a new sound and light show entitled Time. Designed to take

A Luxmuralis take-over at Truro Cathedral. It’s a first for Truro Cathedral when creative duo, Luxmuralis take over the building transforming it

Durham Cathedral is the latest cathedral to allow in well-behaved dogs – on a trial basis. Durham goes Dog Friendly The trail started last

Tourism Awards for our Cathedrals Wells and Chichester Cathedrals collected accolades at their local tourism awards this month. Wells Cathedral

The first wave of events at Bradford Cathedral during the first four months of the UK City of Culture year have just been announced. It will

‘Tis the season of giving and seven of our cathedrals are celebrating the extraordinary generosity of the Julia Rausing Trust after receiving

It’s a first for the community of Bradford Cathedral as they star in the Church of England’s Advent campaign this year, Calm and Bright. The

May we each ‘hear the angels sing’ this Christmas Dean of St Albans and Chair of the AEC, the Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore This Advent and Christmas

Salisbury Cathedral celebrated a long-standing tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages, where one of our choristers was chosen to be

Two llamas took to the stage for Exeter Cathedral’s nativity service at the weekend,  playing the role of the  wise men’s camels. But these

Salisbury Cathedral has won a prestigious award at The 22nd Natural Stone Awards Ceremony in recognition of the skilled work restoring the East

Durham Cathedral’s 17ft Christmas tree was lit by representatives of the Durham mining community in commemoration of the 40th anniversary

Bristol Cathedral is hosting its first beer and sing-a-long carols event outside on College Green this Christmas. Beer and Carols at Bristol

Truro Cathedral will host its first Carols with Pride concert this year celebrating the Christmas story with Cornwall Pride. Carols with Pride at

It’s a first for Portsmouth Cathedral Choir this Christmas, the featured choir for the Christmas edition of the BBC Music Magazine. Portsmouth

For the first time, a specially designed modern interpretation of the Holy Family has gone on display in the Lady Chapel of Lichfield Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral is taking part in the city’s Christmas Hearts project. Knitting and crafting firsts at Peterborough Cathedral The

Southwark Cathedral held its first Big Christmas Knit this year welcoming 1700 people into the cathedral to knit and crochet blankets for the

A first for Rochester Cathedral. Royal approval via Instagram Rochester Cathedral held the first of fifteen community carol services recognising

Guildford Cathedral has commissioned a new Christmas Carol which will have its premiere over the festive period. The cathedral commissioned

Hereford Cathedral has organised its first service specially designed for toddlers and their families. Inspired by the success of the Cathedral’s

First Christmas in reordered Cathedral Isle of Man. It will be the first Christmas in the newly re-ordered Cathedral Isle of Man this year which

Derby Cathedral has installed its first standalone Tree of Light in response to the ever increasing number of people coming year on year to write

Carlisle Cathedral has just launched its first Christmas Tree Festival with 30 trees on display. The festival was officially opened by the High

Angels: our Winter Campaign. Sharing love and hope. Take a look at these stunning angels. Some old, some new. All of them gorgeous. Angels in our

Together at Christmas carol service events in our cathedrals are shining a spotlight on local heroes and celebrating human connections this

Christmas Challenge 2024 Big Give Campaign Lichfield, Peterborough and Portsmouth cathedrals have joined the Big Christmas Give Challenge and are

Chichester Cathedral has become the fourth Cathedral in England and Wales to achieve Gold Eco Church status, awarded by the Christian

People are invited to journey from darkness into light at services across our cathedrals this weekend marking the start of the season of Advent.

York Minster’s Darkness into Light procession marking the start of Advent and the coming of the light in the world will showcase its commitment

“Music is the heartbeat of enabling our cathedrals’ worship, and our mission and service to the communities of our dioceses.” The Very Revd Jo

The Cathedrals Cycle Route baton has arrived at Bradford Cathedral from Newcastle ahead of City of Culture year. The baton – created for

The famous Truro Cathedral crib is one of the most eye-catching features of the cathedral during the Christmas period. Thatching of the Crib at

Cathedrals marked White Ribbon Day yesterday and will mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with special services of

Chichester Cathedral is embarking on an ambitious and diverse programme of events to celebrate 950 years of religious, cultural, and civic life.

A conservator from BBC TV’s The Repair Shop has been working at Salisbury Cathedral to help conserve precious altar frontals. Salisbury Cathedral

Three rare Magna Cartas will go on display next summer at Durham Cathedral to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the 1225 issue of Magna Carta

Chichester Cathedral has been named as a finalist in The Tourism Event of the Year category in the annual tourism south east awards and Bradford

What’s on at Sheffield, Exeter, Guildford, Peterborough, Carlisle, Worcester, Wakefield and Truro. From Carlisle to Truro, Peterborough to

St Edmundsbury Cathedral’s annual Christmas Fair returns from Thursday 28 November to 30 November this year and entry costs just £1. St

Ripon Cathedral’s Christmas Food and Gift Fair takes place over two days too with around 100 stalls of Christmas gifts and crafts alongside

Winchester Cathedral’s Christmas Market has long been hailed as one of the best Christmas Markets in Europe. It opens on Friday 22 November and

Ely Cathedral Christmas Gift and Food Fair opens Thursday (21 November) with an exclusive preview evening on Wednesday (20 November).   This

A Christmas Lantern parade this Saturday (15 Nov) will herald the revival of the 600 year old Christmas market when it returns to the precincts

Hereford Cathedral will host a Christmas Fair on Saturday 16 December with over forty stallholders attending the event selling a range of festive

Photographers from across the country have submitted their images of the moon – part of an exhibition celebrating all things lunar to coincide

St Edmundsbury Cathedral is getting ready to host its largest-ever community arts project – a theatre, opera and song extravaganza that tells the

Visitors to Hereford Cathedral will be able to view one of its treasures, the enamelled reliquary of St Thomas Becket, when it goes on display

This Thursday (Nov 14) marks the anniversary of the Coventry Blitz. In November 1940, the Cathedral Church of St. Michael was bombed into a

Our cathedrals will fall silent this Sunday as they honour those who gave their lives in the service of their country in conflicts past and

Luxmuralis on Tour – Winter 2024 Visitors can find the creative duo Luxmuralis lighting up our cathedrals with their interactive sound and

Luke Jerram’s touring artwork, Museum of the Moon lands in Blackburn Cathedral today (5 November) and with it, an exciting programme of events,

Royal Mail today announced that an original illustration of Liverpool Cathedral will feature as the First Class stamp for its 2024 Christmas

York Minster’s roof will be covered in solar panels in a major step towards reducing the carbon footprint of one of the largest cathedral estates

Over the summer, Worcester Cathedral teamed up with four of the city’s leading firms of solicitors and raised almost £7,000 through its

Forty miners’ banners from across County Durham’s mining communities have gone on display in Durham Cathedral to mark the 40th

What’s on in your Cathedrals this Autumn? Artist, Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon had a successful landing at Southwell Minster, his

Memorial unveiled in Bristol Cathedral that confronts erased histories and recognises the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery trade, erased

Visitors are invited to walk ‘where angels tread’ in a new installation in Lichfield Cathedral The installation is inspired by the angelic vision

VE Day in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. There are two key dates to remember, Thursday 8 May and Friday 15

A swing has been installed inside Leicester Cathedral to highlight the importance of play for young and old as a way to support our health and

Worcester Cathedral is holding its first ever sealed-bid carved stone auction to raise funds to support their stonemasons and the future of the

Newcastle Cathedral is the second cathedral to host the poignant  ‘Icons on Ammunition Boxes’, exhibition that raises funds to support medical

Lichfield Cathedral has been awarded the Tourism Business of the Year Award “for being a cultural icon in the heart of the city”. Tourism award

Hundreds of delicate hand-crafted boats will set sail amongst the architecture of Canterbury Cathedral in a new exhibition by environmental

Sheffield Cathedral has partnered with The Choir with No Name to launch a choir in Sheffield for those affected by homelessness and

Choral Evensong will be broadcast live from Blackburn Cathedral today as they get ready to host BBC R3. Our Choral Tradition – Evensong

Newcastle Cathedral has been yarn bombed- a unique art form that transforms public spaces with colourful knitted and crocheted creations. The