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BBC unveils special programmes for Holy Week and Easter

A TELEVISED Easter-morning sung eucharist from Ripon Cathedral, with Widor’s Mass for Two Choirs, is among the BBC’s programming for Holy Week and Easter, announced on Tuesday, as is the Pope’s annual address Urbi et Orbi and Harry Clark Goes to Rome

12 Mar 2026

Great British Bake Off winner makes ‘inspired’ cake for Archbishop of Canterbury

THE latest winner of the Channel 4 TV series The Great British Bake Off, Jasmine Mitchell, has presented the Archbishop of Canterbury with a fig, honey, and almond cake, adorned with “olive branches to symbolise peace and healing”, to commemorate her forthcoming installation

02 Mar 2026

Faith: Life and times of Thomas Becket

Michael Staunton explores the metamorphosis of Thomas Becket, who is commemorated on 29 December, from Chancellor to Archbishop of Canterbury

19 Dec 2025

’Tis the season for cathedral Christmas markets

05 Dec 2025

UK news in brief

28 Nov 2025

Photo stories of the week

21 Nov 2025

Notebook

07 Nov 2025

Anger voiced over House of Bishops’ Living in Love and Faith decision

30 Oct 2025

Letters to the Editor

24 Oct 2025

Radio review: Sunday, AntiSocial, and 20th Century Radicals

21 Oct 2025

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: There are greater outrages than the Canterbury Cathedral graffiti

17 Oct 2025

Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion

13 Oct 2025

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Former Free Church minister to become Bishop of St Germans

Safeguarding complaint against Archbishop of Canterbury dismissed on appeal as ‘vexatious’

Dorset clergy couple stranded in Dubai

Weak financial controls and ‘disempowered’ trustees were background to Bangor débâcle, review says

‘Moral and spiritual authority’ of Archbishop of Canterbury ‘severely compromised’ says Gafcon Primate

Bishop of Lincoln suspended from ministry while complaint to the NST is looked into

Bishop Watson bows out from Guildford immediately after ‘sobering’ prognosis

Great British Bake Off winner makes ‘inspired’ cake for Archbishop of Canterbury

Campaigners react to Synod decision on future of LLF

Former Free Church minister to become Bishop of St Germans

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A growing Christian network is helping parents to have more positive experiences of bringing children into the world, Sarah Lothian finds

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Angela Tilby: Cats have a part in God’s purposes

YOU would not know it from the Common Worship calendar, but 17 March is the feast day of St Gertrude of Nivelles, the daughter of a Frankish nobleman

Canterbury Cathedral

BBC unveils special programmes for Holy Week and Easter

Great British Bake Off winner makes ‘inspired’ cake for Archbishop of Canterbury

Faith: Life and times of Thomas Becket

’Tis the season for cathedral Christmas markets

UK news in brief

Photo stories of the week

Notebook

Anger voiced over House of Bishops’ Living in Love and Faith decision

Letters to the Editor

Radio review: Sunday, AntiSocial, and 20th Century Radicals

Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: There are greater outrages than the Canterbury Cathedral graffiti

Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion

Most Popular

Former Free Church minister to become Bishop of St Germans

Safeguarding complaint against Archbishop of Canterbury dismissed on appeal as ‘vexatious’

Dorset clergy couple stranded in Dubai

Weak financial controls and ‘disempowered’ trustees were background to Bangor débâcle, review says

‘Moral and spiritual authority’ of Archbishop of Canterbury ‘severely compromised’ says Gafcon Primate

Bishop of Lincoln suspended from ministry while complaint to the NST is looked into

Bishop Watson bows out from Guildford immediately after ‘sobering’ prognosis

Great British Bake Off winner makes ‘inspired’ cake for Archbishop of Canterbury

Campaigners react to Synod decision on future of LLF

Former Free Church minister to become Bishop of St Germans

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