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There will be a special service of Evensong commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe in Durham Cathedral. VE Day 80th Anniversary

Lighting up red, white and blue, commemorative worship, music, bunting and bellringing – all our cathedrals are getting ready to remember,

Recipients from across Durham, York, Wales and Scotland are preparing to attend the Royal Maundy service at Durham Cathedral on Holy Thursday.

Preparing colourful displays fit for The King and Queen, reflections on contemporary religious art and women in scripture through paintings and

Telling the Magna Carta story anew: Durham Cathedral announces special contemporary arts programme. Magna Carta and the North – Durham

The North East’s most famous saint, St Cuthbert, will be celebrated at Durham Cathedral this weekend with a programme of special events and

York Minster will raise the Lent Cross on Shrove Tuesday marking the start of the Lent and Holy Week through to Easter in our Cathedrals BBC 3’s

Durham Cathedral has announced it will be hosting the Royal Maundy Service this year. Royal Maundy Service to take place at Durham Cathedral on

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Durham, Guildford and St Edmundsbury Cathedrals have launched an autumn season of lectures and talks on key issues spanning child poverty,

It’s a first at Rochester Cathedral this October when it hosts the premiere of Scriptorium: The Illuminated Histories, a new light and sound show

Art inspired by the West window of Winchester, a project exploring the meaning of sanctuary with refugees in Newcastle, Peterborough announces

Peace is the theme for a series of special events and services to accompany the art installation, Peace Doves when it opens in Durham Cathedral

July will witness the unique healing power of music and song when explored in collaboration with those most vulnerable in our society with two

“It is our prayer that, even in the heat of the debate, we will treat each other with respect and kindness,” Archbishops of Canterbury and York

Bristol, Chichester, Durham cathedrals and St Davids Cathedral from the Church in Wales have all been named on Which?’s list of best UK days out

The light and sound creations of artistic duo, Luxmuralis are returning for a third year to Durham Cathedral with Space this autumn. Luxmuralis

The BBC has announced its Holy Week and Easter programming. It includes three live services from Canterbury Cathedral on Easter Day and a

Visitors, schoolchildren and local organisations have been invited to leave their messages of hope and peace to become part of the art

It was first performed on Good Friday 300 years ago and many of our cathedrals are marking this special anniversary when they perform J S Bach’s

Volunteers are hard at work rebuilding Durham Cathedral…. the LEGO® version – in time for the February half term holiday. Durham Cathedral is

Cathedrals are marking Holocaust Memorial Day alongside political and faith leaders, survivors and local communities with services of remembrance

Durham Cathedral has launched a new gin, rooted in its rich heritage and inspired by the very botanicals the monks would have used in their

Durham Cathedral is transformed into an interactive and nocturnal art experience for the next few days as the UK’s light art biennial takes over

Silent poppy drops, the toll of our bells, an online quiet day for reflection, a light and sound digital art installation, services of

Many of our cathedrals are hosting artist Luke Jerram’s huge art installations this autumn – with Durham announcing record visitor numbers

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visited Durham Cathedral this week to celebrate and raise the profile of cathedrals

Artwork from over 200 school pupils has gone on display in Durham Cathedral’s Cloisters to raise awareness of the fragility of our species. Save

Durham Cathedral and Southwell Minster are both getting ready to host Gaia this summer, the giant illuminated sculpture of planet Earth. Gaia

His Majesty The King has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Dr Philip Plyming as the next Dean of Durham. New Dean of Durham has been

From Star Wars to the bells of Notre Dame. And sculptures by leading British artists, artworks that interrogate our environmental impact,

A huge range of volunteering opportunities for everyone at cathedrals across the country. Volunteering opportunities at a Cathedral Near You.

The Cathedrals Cycle Route is a unique partnership between the Association of English Cathedrals and Cycling UK, with the support of Sustrans,

It was born in lockdown, and now, three years later it has made a very special pilgrimage to meet in person for the first time. Community of

Cathedrals are getting ready to join their European counterparts – including Notre Dame for the first time since it was devastated by fire

This is how our cathedrals are preparing to be part of the Coronation and you can join in too. Lighting up red, white and blue, live streaming

Cathedrals are preparing for the Holy Week and Easter period – the holiest of times in the Christian calendar. More Holy Week and Easter Events

The annual celebrations for the North East’s most famous saint, St Cuthbert, took place over the weekend at Durham Cathedral – his

Cathedrals are preparing to be places of comfort and hope as we mark three years since the first national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 130 local schoolchildren have helped create a new art installation that will light up the cloisters of Durham Cathedral this spring.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A cast of the skull of the Venerable Bede, which had long been thought lost, has gone on display in a new exhibition at Durham Cathedral Museum

The Dean of Durham, the Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett, bid farewell to the city and the cathedral when he delivered his final service on Sunday

Just announced: New Dean Appointed at St Paul’s Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of The Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett,

Good luck to Bradford and Durham Cathedrals: Both shortlisted in the M & H Awards this year! Two of our cathedrals have been shortlisted for

Annual St Cuthbert celebrations return to Durham Cathedral this week. Durham Cathedral’s annual St Cuthbert’s Festival is returning, for the