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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

Hoards of people gathered at our cathedrals yesterday as local proclamation ceremonies took place up and down the country for King Charles III.

A Prayer for our new King, Charles III Everlasting God, we pray for our new King. Bless his reign and the life of our nation. Help us to work

The first Evensong since the death of HM The Queen will soon be taking place in our cathedrals which will give thanks for her life and

“…  and the love we have borne for decades for this remarkable woman deepens our grief – a grief we share with the whole world.” The

A Service of Prayer and Reflection on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to be held at St Paul’s Cathedral today, Friday 9th September A

Muffled bells rang out at noon today from our cathedrals. Flags have been lowered to half-mast, areas set aside for the laying of flowers and

A special prayer written for Her Majesty the Queen. It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the death of Her Majesty the

Carlisle Cathedral’s 900th anniversary celebrations will feature on the BBC’s Songs of Praise this Sunday. Over the summer, hundreds of people

Lichfield Cathedral celebrated Climate Sunday by receiving not one but TWO awards to mark its Eco journey. Andy Lester, A Rocha UK’s Director of

Choral Evensong typifies the English Cathedral tradition of choral worship. It features choral music, readings and prayers for the world and the

He started his mission in Norwich, was ordained in Norwich Cathedral and today it was announced he will return to the city as its new Dean. The

Blackburn Cathedral’s Crypt, which became one of the first mass vaccination sites in the country, will close this weekend after delivering almost

A member of Worcester Cathedral’s Eco Group is running a half marathon to raise awareness about climate injustice this Climate Sunday. Climate

Hereford and Exeter Cathedrals are hosting exhibitions this month that put stewardship and our care for creation at the heart of this season of

The Divine Beauty of a #StainedGlassSummer can be found in Birmingham Cathedral which has launched a unique project to conserve and better tell

The reason we fly this flag is to affirm our belief that all people are loved by God without discrimination. All are welcome at the Lord’s table

Durham Cathedral has installed swift boxes in its Central Tower to preserve this endangered species. Durham Cathedral to help prevent decline of

Hereford Cathedral has won two accolades from the tourism industry for its services to visitors during 2022. Not one but two accolades for

Portsmouth Cathedral has gone “wild” bringing the outside in this summer and inviting visitors to use all their senses to experience a cathedral

Same old, same old? It’s anything but at cathedrals this Summer. VIDEO. An amazing summer of amazing things to see and do at cathedrals

Exeter Cathedral is the latest cathedral to host a fundraising event to support those living in war-torn Ukraine. It will host singers and an

Our Lady of the Waters and the Wye raises awareness for SewerageGate. A sculpture of Our Lady of the Waters and the Wye mounted on two canoes

A round up of what’s on this Summer at a Cathedral near you. Here we look at Sheffield, Liverpool, Chester and St Albans Sheffield has

All God’s Children exhibition – how the past should shape the future. Bristol Cathedral has launched a new exhibition, All God’s

Chichester Cathedral’s innovative art residency, The Art of Worship unveiled the fruits of its labour last week – a mosaic of Saint

St Edmundsbury Cathedral has just announced the arrival of a rare bird … and Winchester Cathedral’s peregrine chicks have fledged. The RSPB have

The award that recognises the best in architecture comes on the back of The Fratry Project receiving both RIBA Northwest Award 2022 and RIBA

In this post we take a look at one of our best kept secrets and most long standing traditions, Choral Evensong and we’ll answer some of

HAVE YOUR SAY: HERITAGE MATTERS The National Lottery Heritage Fund is asking for views from the heritage sector and the public to help shape its

One of the most influential Benedictine abbots of the 15th century, Abbot John of Wheathampstead has been laid to rest in St Albans Cathedral –

Work is underway to conserve the 14th-century Cloister at Gloucester Cathedral as part of the cathedral’s 10-year development plan and includes

“Richard Woods’ ‘The Small House’ sits in the big house, the house of God, iconic in its own right – the abiding with us God, who opens the door

As the summer holidays get underway, we thought we’d share a little secret with you … well 42 little secrets! Every one of our cathedrals – and

Remember Me: St Paul’s opens dedicated memorial space for all those who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic The Remember Me memorial

Artworks celebrating the stories of the saints who brought Christianity to Northern England have gone on display in Durham Cathedral to raise