2024 News Archive

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    BBC Radio 2 Pause for Thought

    18/06/2024

    COMMENT - Archbishop Stephen today gave the Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2's breakfast show with Zoe Ball. This follows in full

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    Archbishop writes on the importance of voting

    16/06/2024

    Archbishop Stephen writes about the upcoming General Election in today's Sunday Express and the importance of voting, encouraging all to register to vote 

    4 min read
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    Archbishop of York to visit Diocese of Chester

    14/06/2024

    The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, is making a missionary visit to Chester diocese later this month, from 20-23 June.

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  4. Christie Clarke, Pupils and Archbishop Stephan at St Paul’s in front of the wishes that have already been granted.

    Archbishop of York Celebrates 150 Year School Anniversary

    06/06/2024

    The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell joined pupils, staff and friends of St Paul’s Church of England Primary School this week in praise and thanksgiving of a 150 Year anniversary. 

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    Archbishop of York is new patron of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches

    06/06/2024

    NEWS - Archbishop Stephen Cottrell has become a patron for the new organisation Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches.

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  6. 1000 Year Jubilee Celebrations of Christian Laws of Norway

    03/06/2024

    NEWS - The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell this weekend (1-2 June 2024) preached at the celebrations marking one thousand years of Christian Laws of Norway at Moster Old Church, which stands on an island off the west coast of Norway.

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    York Minster to host Thanksgiving Service for 30 years of women’s priesthood

    30/05/2024

    NEWS - Thirty years since the first ordination of women as priests in the Church of England will be celebrated by the Diocese of York at the service of Evensong in York Minster at 5.30pm on Tuesday 4th June 2024.

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    Northern Global-Majority Heritage & UK Minority Ethnic clergy and ordinands gather at Bishopthorpe

    24/05/2024

    The Archbishop of York today welcomed clergy, ordinands and church leaders of global-majority heritage or UK minority-ethnic from the Northern Province to Bishopthorpe Palace for a day of celebration, conversation, worship and networking.

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    General election 2024: invitation to pray for the nation

    22/05/2024

    NEWS - The bishops of the Church of England have issued a call to put prayer and participation at the heart of the General Election campaign as the UK prepares to go to the polls.

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    The Venerable Patricia Hillas appointed as the next Bishop of Sodor and Man

    16/05/2024

    NEWS - The Venerable Patricia Hillas has been announced as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Sodor and Man. The official announcement came from Downing Street while the Bishop-designate visited Cathedral Isle of Man, Peel

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