Hot on the success of its recent ‘Helping young families reconnect with church’ online event, the diocesan Children, Young People and Families Team have announced three follow-up sessions to support...

Thousands of students in Leeds and Huddersfield who have never been to church will encounter the Christian faith, thanks to a £1.5 million Church of England grant it was announced today. The funding...

A national ‘Thank You Day’ is going to give us all the opportunity to show our appreciation to those who have helped us through the current crisis and look forward to the future. The day, taking...

The Archbishop of York has paid his first visit to our diocese to preach at Evensong on the 150th anniversary of the laying of a foundation stone. The Parish of St James the Great, Ryhill, Havercroft...

A decade of faithful service will end this Autumn when the Ven Dr Anne Dawtry bids farewell to her role as Archdeacon of Halifax. Her retirement date is Sunday, October 31 and Anne spoke of her pride...

Christians across the world are being called to prayer, as Thy Kingdom Come 2021 begins. Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of...

An exciting opportunity to help shape the path of the diocese is now available, as nominations for election to Diocesan Synod are open. Diocesan Synod is our assembly body, a meeting place that acts...

St Mary the Virgin, Oxenhope, St Matthew’s, Chapel Allerton and Leeds Minster are amongst ten Yorkshire churches celebrating after being awarded over £50,000 from the Yorkshire Historic Churches...

A goodwill message to mark the end of Ramadan has been sent from our six bishops to Muslim people across our large and diverse diocese and is printed in full below: To Muslim friends, colleagues and...