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The Lord’s Prayer: A Beginner’s Guide
20/03/2025
NEWS - ‘In less than 70 words, Jesus gives us a prayer to learn by heart and a prayer to get inside our hearts, shaping the way we live.’ A short, beautifully illustrated guide to this famous prayer and what it means for us today. Published 27 March 2025.
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The Ven Malcolm Chamberlain to be Bishop of Wakefield
19/03/2025
NEWS -The Venerable Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham, will be the new Bishop of Wakefield in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, Downing Street announced today.
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Praying Together: The Lord’s Prayer Tour
10/03/2025
NEWS - A service of Choral Evensong at York Minster on Friday 7 March also marked the start of the Lord’s Prayer Tour across the North of England.
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Archbishop of York calls for prayer and solidarity with Ukraine
05/03/2025
COMMENT - The Archbishop of York has assured the people and churches of Ukraine of the prayers and solidarity of the Church of England this Lent.
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BBC Radio 2 Pause for Thought - Shrove Tuesday
04/03/2025
COMMENT - The Archbishop joined Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast this morning to deliver a Pause for Thought. This follows in full.
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New Bishop of Wigan to be the Interim Bishop of Liverpool
28/02/2025
NEWS - Downing Street has announced today that the Rt Revd Ruth Worsley will become the new suffragan Bishop of Wigan in the Diocese of Liverpool. Bishop Ruth will also serve as the Interim Bishop of Liverpool.
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Archbishop of York consecrates new bishops in Canterbury Cathedral
27/02/2025
NEWS - The Archbishop of York has today consecrated four new bishops in a service at Canterbury Cathedral. Two will serve the Diocese of Oxford, while one will serve the Diocese of Birmingham and another the Diocese in Europe.
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York Minster Evensong service to start Archbishop’s Lord’s Prayer Tour of the North
27/02/2025
NEWS - ‘The Lord’s Prayer Tour’, in which Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell will teach about the Lord’s Prayer across the Northern Province of the Church of England, begins in York Minster on Friday 7th March 2025 at a service of Evensong.
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Archbishop of York Responds to PM’s Defence Spending Announcement and Cuts to UK Aid
26/02/2025
NEWS - The Archbishop of York has expressed concern over the Government’s decision to cut Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income, following the Prime Minister’s announcement of increased defence spending.
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