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Church and community mark 180th anniversary of Yorkshire pit disaster

A labyrinth is being created in a Barnsley school as a lasting tribute to mark the 180th ...


Easter journeys carry messages says Leeds Rector Sam Corley

Rector of Leeds Sam Corley has written this Easter message published in the Yorkshire Evening Post. "Although the ...


Blessing for new MU caravan giving holidays to those in need

A brand new static caravan, owned by the Mothers’ Union, on the east coast at Filey, has been ...


Celebrating  Iranian New Year at Manningham

St. Paul’s Church in Manningham, Bradford,  organized a New Year party for Iranian members of its ...


Young offenders receive Easter eggs with love from Harrogate

Boys at Wetherby Young Offenders Institution will receive Easter cards and eggs this year thanks to young people ...


Hosanna! Palm Sunday processions mark start of Holy Week

Palm Sunday processions, many featuring donkeys at the head, have taken place across the diocese to mark the ...


Church goes underground as bishop blesses lead mine

There were prayers and hymns deep in the Gillfield lead mine at Greenhow Hill near Pateley Bridge ...


Bishop Nick leads Lent prayer before Palm Sunday

Bishop Nick led five hours of Lent prayer in the Lady Chapel, Holy Trinity, Skipton, on Saturday. He ...


Pilgrimage trail launched on Wilfred Owen centenary

Ripon Cathedral has marked the centenary of the war poet Wilfred Owen’s 25th and last birthday before ...


Contactless payment takes off in Leeds Diocese

Contactless payment is now permitted in parishes across the diocese following a nationwide launch by the Church ...

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