Trier’s Catholic cathedral becomes centre of mourning after SUV attack

People gathered in Trier’s cathedral the evening of 1st December to pray for the victims of a lone attacker who ploughed his SUV into Christmas shoppers, killing five people and seriously injuring about a dozen others. A nine-week-old baby and her father were among those who died; the mother and the family’s 18-month-old were among the... Read More

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September 17, 2020

Lichfield to Hednesford cathedral pilgrimage is back for fundraiser

A small group of Hednesford parishioners and friends of the shrine are walking from Lichfield Cathedral to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hednesford on Saturday 26th September. They are walking to raise funds to improve security and safety at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hednesford and the work of Pye... Read More

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August 4, 2020

Nicaraguan bishops denounce Managua cathedral arson attack as ‘terrorism’

The Nicaraguan bishops’ conference has called an arson attack on the Managua cathedral “an act of terrorism,” but vowed not to be intimidated as a government campaign of intolerance targeting the Catholic Church turns increasingly cruel and involves acts of sacrilege. A still-unidentified assailant entered the cathedral’s Blood of Christ chapel on 31st July and threw... Read More

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July 31, 2020

Bishop blesses cathedral’s Stations of the Cross

A Renovation Fund which seeks to restore Salford Cathedral’s Stations of the Cross has recently been launched and last week, at its installation, Bishop John Arnold gave his blessing of the first Station. ‘The Stations of the Cross Renovation Fund,’ has been set up to enable this piece of work to take place and to improve... Read More

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July 28, 2020

French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire

A Rwandan is facing up to 10 years in prison after he confessed to deliberately setting fire to the city’s Gothic cathedral. French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two fires in the area of a 17th-century organ and a third above an electrical panel in the Cathedral of... Read More

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July 23, 2020

Joy as cathedral holds its first post-lockdown wedding

Canon David Paul, Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich, has described the first wedding to be held since lockdown as “a lovely occasion”. “It was a great pleasure to celebrate Joe and Victoria’s wedding,” he said. “It was the first wedding since February and more than a dozen have had... Read More

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July 21, 2020

French police suspect arson was cause of fire at Nantes cathedral

French police have opened an arson investigation into a fire at a Gothic cathedral in Nantes. The blaze broke out in three places in the Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul on 18th July. Although more than 100 firefighters contained the blaze within two hours and stopped it from spreading to the main body of the... Read More

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July 1, 2020

Middlesbrough Cathedral announces big changes ahead of first public Mass since lockdown

Catholics will pass a significant milestone on the road towards a return to normality when the first public Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough in more than three months is celebrated this Sunday, 5th July. However, there will be some big differences to the usual Sunday service – including the compulsory wearing of face... Read More

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June 19, 2020

Turkish bishops won’t contest plan to turn ancient cathedral into a mosque

Catholic bishops in Turkey have pledged not to contest plans to turn Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia Cathedral that now serves as a museum into a Muslim place of worship. In announcing their decision, the bishops backed government claims that the monument’s future is a question of national sovereignty. “We are a Church deprived of juridical... Read More

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April 15, 2020

Notre Dame Cathedral restoration halted by coronavirus one year after blaze

The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral has been halted by the coronavirus crisis a year after fire gutted its interior and toppled its spire. Some scaffolding that was erected for an earlier renovation project melted in the blaze on 15th April 2019. The unstable scaffolding further endangers the cathedral. The restoration of the landmark from... Read More

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Trier’s Catholic cathedral becomes centre of mourning after SUV attack

Lichfield to Hednesford cathedral pilgrimage is back for fundraiser

Nicaraguan bishops denounce Managua cathedral arson attack as ‘terrorism’

Bishop blesses cathedral’s Stations of the Cross

French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confesses to Nantes fire

Joy as cathedral holds its first post-lockdown wedding

French police suspect arson was cause of fire at Nantes cathedral

Middlesbrough Cathedral announces big changes ahead of first public Mass since lockdown

Turkish bishops won’t contest plan to turn ancient cathedral into a mosque

Notre Dame Cathedral restoration halted by coronavirus one year after blaze

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