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We are the Diocese of Leeds: reaching out to our rural communities.

God cares for people in the farming communities is the message of this week’s film in our ...


Double Deacon Day - twenty new curates ordained at two services

Welcome to life in the borderlands between church and the secular world was the message to 20 deacons ordained ...


School links with our overseas neighbours bringing signs of growth

School links with our overseas neighbours are helping grow the church here in the Diocese of Leeds.This ...


Celebrating 30 years with creative reminisces: Canon John Lawson

Fifty five years of ministry was celebrated at Wakefield Cathedral on Sunday for the Dean of Wakefield, the ...


Dr Rowan Williams is keynote speaker at Spirituality conference

The  former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams,  will speak on: Nourishing the spirit: relations, stories, ...


Community vigil for peace

  Community and faith groups from across Batley  organised a vigil to remember the victims of the ...


First 'Changing Places' toilet in the Church of England

St John’s Farsley is officially the first Anglican church to open a 24/7 Changing Places Toilet . &...


Faith communities and mental health conference: Batley

Community based faith organisations will come together in Batley this Thursday for the first conference to discuss their ...


Vat Ditty Dean\'s wife to launch Tea for You in Wakefield Cathedral this Saturday

The wife of the Dean of Wakefield whose protest VAT Ditty became a YouTube sensation will take to ...


Pew runners include 93 year old and monk from Mirfield

Named the Pew Runners, this  group of fundraisers from Huddersfield Parish Church has enticed the ...

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