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Gloucester Cathedral is hosting a new sound and light installation created by young people in response to the sculpture, Knife Angel, the

Experience Cathedral At Dawn to mark Peter Marlow’s The English Cathedral photographic exhibition. Hereford Cathedral is calling all

The 8th-century Hereford Gospels, which feature wonderful examples of heavy Celtic influence and insular script have been displayed in a new

A new guidebook written by the former Dean of Newcastle as a legacy to the cathedral where he served for four years will be launched this

A peal of bells will ring out this February to mark the retirement of the Dean of Lichfield, the Very Revd Adrian Dorber, the former chair of the

It was a homecoming of sorts for the Very Revd Dr Andrew Braddock who was installed as the 40th Dean of Norwich over the weekend. Ringing the

There are just days left for people to vote to choose their favourite Cathedral Treasure in our #CathedralTreasures winter campaign. Have you

Members of The College of Deans have responded to the new proposals following the Living in Love and Faith project. Read their response in full

Chester Cathedral is marking the start of its first whole building maintenance programme in over 100 years with a huge, illustrated artwork

Treasures commemorated as Peterborough Cathedral invites visitors to step back in time to the Tudors.  Katherine of Aragon Festival begins at

Candles will be lit in solidarity for all victims of genocides around the world as cathedrals join in international Holocaust Memorial Day this

Christian Aid and Southwark Cathedral have teamed up to be a beacon of hope with a unique art installation designed to inspire and bring joy

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 10, the final finalist. Lavish medieval Bible produced on site and still in use, Winchester Bible, 1150-1175

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 9. Tempus fugit: time flies at Wells Cathedral, Astronomical Clock (c, 1390)   There are 10 finalists in

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 8. Flowering of naturalistic craftsmanship, Leaves of Southwell – Southwell Minster. Sir Nikolaus

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 7. Remarkable decor from the thirteenth century, the Nave Ceiling at Peterborough Cathedral. The nave ceiling

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 6. Angel in waiting: hidden for nearly a millennium, the Lichfield Angel (c.800) There are 10 finalists in

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 5. Fan vaulting: a Gloucester invention – Gloucester Cathedral   There are 10 finalists in our

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 4. A gateway to heaven. The Prior’s Door at Ely Cathedral There are 10 finalists in our Cathedral

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 3 A masterpiece from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution Bakewell Screen (commissioned 1722, installed by

Peterborough Cathedral has renewed its call for hosts to come forward to offer accommodation for those fleeing war-torn Ukraine as news comes in

Art in Cathedrals 2023 Visitors are being asked to share their hopes and dreams for a new art installation at Rochester, Lincoln will host its

Coventry Cathedral has announced it has been awarded a new grant from Benefact Trust that will help sustain and develop its mission by expanding

Birmingham Cathedral’s famous Burne-Jones windows will be brought to life over the next three nights through a unique immersive sound and light

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 2 Venerated place of pilgrimage and prayer to a healing saint The Shrine of St Frideswide at Christ Church

Cathedral Treasure, Finalist Number 1 Canterbury Cathedral’s Portable Sundial (10th Century) There are 10 finalists in our Cathedral

50 Days, 50 Treasures, 50 Cathedrals. Here are the most popular 10. What’s your favourite? Vote and you could win a brilliant book about

Chichester Cathedral smashes its target by raising over 500kg of food to help people in crisis this Christmas. At the start of the Advent period,

The Final Treasure – Winchester Bible We’ve got Treasures – 50 Cathedrals, 50 Treasures We have now posted 50 cathedral

It’s all go at Blackburn Cathedral this week as the BBC moves in ready for its Christmas programming. For Blackburn Cathedral has been chosen as

A Chapel of Reconciliation for victims of violent crime and terrorism has been dedicated in Southwark Cathedral – five years after the London

The Dean of Chichester is the latest to announce he is stepping down from the role early next year to serve parishes in Dorset. The news follows

Peterborough Cathedral is once again calling for entries for an open exhibition of artworks reflecting on the times in which we are living.  Made

As we enjoy the lights of Christmas all around us may we also remember the suffering of those in our own communities, and across the world, for

A Wall of Kindness where people in need can find free warm coats, taking part in an exhibition that gives voice to the homeless, and plans to

Bradford Cathedral Choir will sing carols during half-time at the Bradford City vs Rochdale football match this Saturday (17 December). Bradford

This Christmas there is a full calendar of Christmas concerts, carol services, worship and festive events at all our cathedrals from festive

A painting has gone on display in St Edmundsbury Cathedral inspired by the conflict in Ukraine that will be auctioned off to support refugee

Guests from Ukraine and their host families living in the North-East were invited to light Durham Cathedral’s Christmas tree this year

York Minster today celebrated the outstanding achievement of former chorister Naomi Simon who was yesterday announced as the winner of the BBC’s

What to do at Christmas when there’s no room in the inn – ie you’re in the middle of a major rebuilding programme. Leicester Cathedral has the

Live nativities, a Nativity safari, a pet carol service, carols on the hour, services for those seeking sanctuary, and a ding dong merrily on

York Minster and Norwich Cathedral will both feature in the final of this year’s BBC Young Chorister of the Year contest. For York, it’s a

‘Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage’  (Ps 84:5, NIV). The Pilgrim Staff has been passed to St Davids

Salisbury Cathedral’s 32ft Christmas Tree is now in place! The Norway Spruce from Longleat Forest went in on Monday 5 December under the

Sandford Awards and Museum + Heritage Awards Now Open for Entries Entries are now open for the 2023 Sandford Awards for Heritage Learning. Worthy

Darkness and light will prevail throughout our cathedrals this Advent as visitors are invited to experience the Christmas story anew. Darkness

The BBC has just unveiled its Christmas programming with the announcement that Blackburn Cathedral will be the home of Christmas worship this

A unique angel lantern is on display inside Derby Cathedral – part of the city’s Season of Light Lantern Sculpture Trail! The Angels are coming

Durham, Ely and Chichester cathedrals have all announced plans to collect food or raise funds to help people in crisis this Advent. Cathedrals

It is one year since Storm Arwen brought winds of over 100 mph to the country causing extensive damage to Worcester Cathedral when part of a

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

The Association of English Cathedral Winter 2022 Campaign, Discover 50 Cathedral Treasures. Vote for your favourite here and you could win a copy

A partnership which exists to provide training to the next generation of craftspeople. This makes the 11th cathedral to join this vital

Exeter Cathedral is about to embark on its most significant building project since 1887, in the first phase of an ambitious new development

A LOUDfence has been installed in Ely Cathedral this week as part of a diocesan-wide Season of Safeguarding to raise awareness of issues that

Bradford Cathedral will host the animated virtual reality docu-drama Child of Empire this week, immersing viewers in one of the largest forced

Monday the 14th November marks the 82nd anniversary of the Coventry Blitz of 1940, a night which turned the Cathedral Church of St. Michael not

The Very Reverend Dominic Barrington, Dean of St James Cathedral, Chicago, United States, has been Installed as the 77th Dean of York. The

Thousands of poppies will fall silently in Durham and Truro Cathedrals this Remembrance weekend as an act of remembrance and silent gratitude to

Coventry Cathedral will stage a very special screening of Derek Jarman’s War Requiem this Remembrance Sunday – 60 years after it was

The Garden of Remembrance has just been installed by The Royal British Legion at Hereford Cathedral ahead of Remembrance Sunday this weekend. The

Our new monarch, King Charles III will visit York Minster this week with his Queen Consort and unveil a statue of his late mother commissioned to

St Albans Cathedral Fireworks Spectacular will take place this Saturday – raising funds for local charities and St Albans Cathedral. £850,000 has

Cathedrals will “Ring out for Climate’ this Saturday, joining the international call to ring their bells ahead of the start of the 2022 UN

“As a relic of St Chad is so generously translated back to Lichfield, a part of the Cathedral’s heart is restored, and St Chad’s ministry of

.. and Winter Craft Fairs, Christmas Tree Festivals and all things Christmas. T’is the season … for Cathedral Christmas Markets. Many of our

“We put humanity first – no matter what religion you are, or how you have come to be in your situation, we will try to help

Coventry Cathedral has unveiled the third artist commissioned for its Broken Angel project launched after the Angel of the Eternal Gospel,  a

A new sculpture designed to show Jesus’s legacy of love and sacrifice is the latest artwork to go on display in Newcastle Cathedral – part of a

Cathedrals have been nominated in local and regional awards for the role they play in their communities and beyond. Bradford Cathedral has just

Five of our cathedrals have been awarded accolades in the Visit England 2021-22 Visitor Attraction Awards. Lichfield, Salisbury and St Albans

St Edmundsbury Cathedral is opening a warm space to the public following increases in energy prices and growing inflation. St Edmundsbury

It was the first time the creative collective, Luxmuralis, had brought a light and sound art installation to one of our cathedrals in the north

Flo the Falcon, one of the peregrine chicks that fledged from the Salisbury Cathedral Tower in 2021, has been spotted 90 miles away. Peregrines

Carlisle Cathedral has once more teamed up with an inclusive-arts charity that provides creative opportunities for young people and adults with

Nellie, a creative, functional fish sculpture, used to collect single-use plastic bottles and aluminium cans has been landed in the grounds of

Visitors will be able to see York Minster in a new light, St Paul’s and Chichester are taking part in the Big Draw festival, Bradford has a

A new light and sound installation will transform York Minster this half term and help raise funds to conserve the cathedral’s medieval stained

Carlisle Cathedral has become the first Cathedral in The Church of England to become a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England

Tickets have gone on sale and rehearsals will start in the new year in readiness to tell the greatest story ever told. Chester Mystery Plays,

Unique and handmade gifts to be on sale at Peterborough Cathedral’s Christmas Craft and Gift Market. Peterborough Christmas Market 2022

The date for the Coronation of the King has been announced. The King: coronation date set for Saturday 6th May 2023 Buckingham Palace has

Canterbury cathedral have announced that Her Late Majesty The Queen approved the nomination of The Very Reverend Dr David Monteith, Dean of

A ledger stone, honouring the cathedral’s founding father St Wilfrid, will be dedicated by Archbishop Stephen at the end of a service that will

Cathedrals at Night: Bradford and St Edmundsbury cathedrals invite visitors to see their historic, sacred space in a new light. Bradford and St

The main nave in Ely Cathedral will be filled with spectacular floral displays, there will be demonstrations of low-cost cooking in a time of

Kindness, community and the indifference faced by many refugees. Made from the remnants of a boat carrying refugees wrecked near the Italian

The voice of cathedral music, the Cathedral Music Trust has today announced the appointment of Anna Lapwood as its new Ambassador – joining

‘Rally for the Earth’ at Winchester Cathedral and harvest gifts for those in need. A burning bush will form the centrepiece for Winchester

The art installation ‘Peace Doves’ is an artwork created by Peter Walker Sculptor.  Peace Doves by Peter Walker arrives at Sheffield Cathedral.

St Paul’s Cathedral to mark two significant moments in time this weekend: First British Sign Language sermon preached at St Paul’s A British Sign

A special service of reflection will take place at Liverpool Cathedral today (Friday 23 September) to remember young people who have lost their

This month we saw a number of retirements announced. Cathedral Communities get ready to say goodbye after a number of retirement announcements.

The Dean of Newcastle, the Very Revd Geoff Miller has announced he will retire this November. During his tenure, he has steered the cathedral

This Autumn cathedrals will be hosting amazing light and sound exhibitions. Winchester Cathedral has announced a partnership with artistic

Here is the order of service for the Queen’s state funeral, which will take place at 11am at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, in full:

VIDEO : Queen Elizabeth II visits to cathedrals throughout the years. Queen Elizabeth II was a regular visitor to cathedrals throughout her

Mourners will be able to come together to watch live coverage of the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II in many of our cathedrals on Monday.

Details of cathedral services for Her Majesty the Queen. Three beams of light will pierce the darkness above Lichfield Cathedral on Sunday during