A priest last night demanded to know how twice divorced Boris Johnson was able to marry his fiancé Carrie Symonds, whilst he has to tell ‘practising Catholics’ who are divorced that they cannot re-marry in the Church. Mr Johnson, who was baptised a Catholic but converted to Anglicanism while at private school Eton, wed Ms … Read more
Huge grass cross filled with flowers is unveiled in the nave of Winchester Cathedral to mark National Day of Reflection in memory of Covid victims Large grass cross installation has been set up in nave of Winchester Cathedral for National Day of Reflection Impressive display is made up of daffodils, primrose, cilla and mascari flowers … Read more
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But science has another take on this, that what’s pleasing on the eye follows the ‘golden ratio’ – and researchers say that according to this theory, Sir Christopher Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral in London is the most beautiful building in the world, because it adheres most closely … Read more
Chichester Cathedral clergy will SPRINKLE ash on worshippers’ foreheads instead of rubbing it on during Lent service to cut Covid risk The change is being made at Chichester Cathedral’s Ash Wednesday service Clergy will sprinkle ash with their hands from a distance over worshippers’ heads It is just one of many restrictions to have an … Read more
Canterbury Cathedral has won praise for resisting calls to remove statues with historic links to slavery despite calls by Justin Welby to look at them ‘very carefully.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury last year suggested the monuments should be reviewed to see if they ‘should all be there.’ He made the comments last June, when monuments … Read more
A glass act again after 350 years… Canterbury Cathedral windows depicting the miracles of Thomas Becket are being reassembled after experts realised they had been in the wrong order for centuries Experts discovered stained glass windows have been in the wrong order The windows stood next to Becket’s shrine, which was destroyed in 16th century … Read more
Pensioners flocked to Litchfield Cathedral today after it was transformed into a make-shift Covid vaccination centre. Hundreds of people thronged the magnificent 826-year-old gothic edifice to visit temporary nursing stations where they received the Oxford-AstraZeneca injection. Britain’s oldest three-spired cathedral, in Staffordshire, was dubbed ‘the most glamorous vaccine centre in Britain’ by the city’s MP. … Read more
Police fatally shoot gunman who opened fire during Christmas concert on front steps of Manhattan’s St. John the Divine Cathedral A gunman opened fire on the front steps of St. John the Divine Cathedral in Harlem during a Christmas show with singing carolers around 3.45pm He was reportedly ‘firing into the air’, but no one was … Read more
Distanced merrily on high? Choir climbs more than 100ft to rehearse festive singing duties on roof of Ely Cathedral Sixteen choristers aged 10 to 16 climbed onto the roof of Ely Cathedral to sing The girls scaled more than 100ft above Cambridgeshire Fens to rehearse They will perform at socially-distanced and live-streamed services at Christmas By Daily … Read more
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall braved the chilly weather as they arrived in Salisbury today. Prince Charles, 72, and Camilla, 73, both donned colourful masks as they attended a morning church service at Salisbury Cathedral to mark the 800th anniversary of its foundation, which began in 1220. Wrapped up in winter coats, … Read more