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Latest stories from across the diocese:
Four thousand candles light Cathedral for ancient ceremony of Candlemas
Peter Burrows consecrated bishop at York Minster
Clare Short to launch Cathedral lecture series
New Archdeacon of Leeds named as Canon Paul Hooper
Welfare Reform Bill - latest news coverage and record of debate (23.1.12)
Tributes following sudden death of Alastair Thompson, Chair of Board of Finance
Cathedral honour for Youth Advisor
Making an entrance - work begins on Cathedral's west front
Sri Lanka links strengthened as Bishops welcomed
Cathedral's Plough Sunday service for agriculture
Bishop John Packer's Christmas Day sermon at leeds Parish Church - in full
Pilgrimage marks foot and mouth anniversary
From St Paul's to Leeds - Cathedral choir travel to sing carols for homeless
Home for Christmas! Harrogate town centre church reopens
St Paul's Cathedral Leeds concert for Crypt homeless appeal
Christmas starts with Christ campaign hits the streets of Leeds and Harrogate
Crypt Nurture cafe opens in Leeds city centre
Interfaith week celebrated with Leeds exhibition
Baroness Warnock launches Hook Lectures in Leeds
Emergency services and Cathedral join forces to remember accident victims on North Yorks roads
Michelle ordained - in Leeds Cafe Church
Muslim academic and broadcaster gives Cathedral lecture
Shoes from the feet of the famous go on display in unique Cathedral installation
Formal consultation begins as Scheme for Yorkshie dioceses published
New head schoosen for flaship Harrogate academy
Rare Bibles on display as Cathedral celebrates 400 years of King James version
Conference focus on issues of change - October 8
Lessons in Catholic Social Teaching from the editor of the Tablet
Julie serves the diocese for 30 years
Wanted: a thousand pairs of old shoes!
Bishop opens Peace Garden on eve of 9/11
Beth commissioned to pioneer role in Leeds' bars and clubs
Historic change of status for Cathedral Primary school
Yorkshire Pilgrimage follows steps of 6th century saint
Dioceses Commission publishes July interim progress report
One year to go - get ready for the Games!
Eric hits new heights cycling the world's highest road
The Maginficent Seven - new deacons enter ministry
Pioneering appointment to Leeds' nightlife announced
Recognition, but no welcome for Big Society opportunities - Synod debate
Olympic prayer and resource for churches by local writer published
Refuel event for children in Leeds has an 'awesome' launch
Three year conference for church leaders'inspires hope'
Canon John 100 yrs young - Bishop leads congratulations
Be prepared for adventure - VIP day at Scouting Celebration
Readers' ministry affirmed at Cathedral service
More than a thousand young people enjoy the Big Night Out
Bishop James becomes a 'barista' for Christian Aid
Getty's £50000 boost for Ripon cathedral's development campaign
Oldest and Youngest cut tape on village school redevelopment
Mothers' Union strengthen African links
Crypt appeals for urgent food supplies
Ripon Cathedral beer festival hailed the best yet
Church school admissions - Director of Education on recent press comment
Leeds church receives Easter gift of art treasure found in a skip
Bishop backs campaign to save children's heart unit
Bishops act to tackle sham marriages
Just war debate and Libya - Bishop John Packer calls for clear exit strategy
Local young people join with Archbishops at youth summit
Unique ceremony as Ethiopian congregation meeting in Anglican church gains official recognition
'Anti-humanitarian' ban criticised by Bishop John
Children are Welcome - New resource for parishes to be launched in June
New Annual Review goes out to parishes
Count Your Blessings campaign during Lent
Pancakes take off as Shrove Tuesday tradition revived
How the Cathdral was saved from collapse - new exhibition
Lord Harries tackles the 'Question of God' in Cathedral lecture
Leeds church receives half a million pound lifeline
Church takes a stand as Cathedral holds first ever Wedding Show
Church appoints new rural officer as part of countryside commitment
Requiem mass for the late Bishop Derek Rawcliffe
Learning from the Gospel according to Coldplay
New ministry for people with Learning Disabilities
Police invite churches to join 'Faith Watch' initiative to beat crime
Dioceses Commission continues consultation
Take off at Leeds-Bradford for Archbishop of York's charity
Two new canons at Ripon Cathedral
Bishop calls on faiths to oppose violence against women
Cathedral appoints a new Canon Treasurer
Hopes and prayers for 2011 - Bishop John Packer's New Year's message
Hundreds of walkers join Boxing Day Pilgrimage
Thousands celebrate the Messiah's birth
Preparing for a busy Crypt Christmas
Boost for hospital chaplaincy in Leeds
More room in the church - congregation's Christmas delight
'Music custodians' make presentation to support Cathedral choir
Dioceses Commission makes proposals - report and full text
Former Leeds curate warms of persecution of Christians in Pakistan
Church , ministry and gender - Bishop's Advent challenge
Boundary changes? Commission report expected December 9th
Light up Christmas for young runaways
Leading Rabbi 'at home' in the Cathedral - St Wilfrid Lecture, Nov 10
Break an ...arm! Panto goes on despite Vicar's mishap
Churches join forces to appoint Pioneer Minister to New Communities
Contemporary art and dance as Leeds church opens its doors
Faith groups unite to support City of Sanctuary bid
Leeds school creates online Remembrance site
Diocese spearheads new initiative to care for church buildings
Archbishop of York's concerns over spending cuts
Ripon choirboy reaches final of BBC Chorister of the Year
Church without parish boundaries - Kairos church is launched
Harrogate mission partner, Susie, wins a Women of the Year award
Results of elections to General Synod are announced
Seven new Readers licensed to serve the church
Decision to promote vocation of teaching and other October Synod news
Meet the candidates - General Synod hopefuls meet voters
What's Your Promise? Diocese backs Micah Challenge anti-poverty campaign
Church takes a stand on weddings!
Intrepid 'Rector's Angels' to make parachute jump for Leeds church
Now an iPhone app for latest diocesan news - and finding the nearest church
Colin completes mammoth 1000 mile walk for the Cathedral
Diocese awarded Fairtrade status
Gracefest rocks the Cathedral as youth team commissioned
Sadness at the death of the former Dean of Ripon, John Methuen
Cutting the cake as North Yorks church school celebrates a remarkable 250 yrs
General Synod agrees to more choice for couples – thanks to Ripon and Leeds
Church plants seeds of faith at Great Yorkshire Show
Aaqil Ahmed, BBC Head of Religion & Ethics gives St Wilfrid lecture – July 8th
Celebrating new ministries - six ordained as deacons at Ripon Cathedral
Diocese sets a course on finance, tourism and evangelism
BBC's Muslim head of Religious programmes to give Cathedral lecture
Prayer vigil planned in Cathedral as General Synod debates women bishops
Cathedral doors swing open for first time in 150 years
Ruth Gledhill mounts robust defence of journalism - St Wilfrid lecture at Cathedral
Clergy make a splash in Knaresborough bed race - featuring on Songs of Praise
Successful tourism launch sets challenges
Thirty mile marathon 'plus' for 75 year old grandfather
Archbishop of York visits the diocese - the two day visit in pictures
'Best of British' award for restaurant started by Harrogate mission couple
Draft legislation to allow women to become bishops is published
Freedom of religion defended by Oxford academic in Cathedral lecture
Philip sets date to retire as Diocesan Secretary
Archbishop rededicated transformed St George's Crypt
Bishop John Packer calls for support for the vulnerable as General Election called
Back to Church 2010- Bishop James urges churches to get involved
Advance news of the 2011 Clergy/Staff Conference
Maundy Thursday Cathedral Address by the Bishop of Knaresborough
Leeds' new children and youth development worker appointed
Leeds students create 'The Yorkshire Passion'
St Chad's Far Headingley, Leeds - Judgement on reordering scheme
Yorkshire tourism chief to speak at diocesan launch event, May 22
Easter resurrection images set in contemporary Leeds
Bishop Packer challenges 'the case for secularism' in House of Lords debate
Signs of hope - church attendance figures rise
Pupils take a lead in raising global awareness as Bedale celebrates 'One World'
Cathedral verger to embark on 12hundred mile marathon walk
On a wing and a prayer - Urban Angel floats above church in unique aerial performance
Marriage training for churches aims to turn the tide
New church tourism initiative to put churches on the map
Bishop of Liverpool's principles for a secure society- audio and text of Ripon lecture
Senior church leaders sign Ash Wednesday declaration on inequality
Crowds in Ripon watch traditional pancake races
Author cuts take as rescued Harrogate Christian bookshop reopens
General Synod's unanimous backing to Ripon and Leeds call for Govt buildings support
Bishop calls for more people of other faiths in House of Lords
Cathedral service to mark Education Sunday
Bishop urges support for Christian Aid's Haiti Appeal
Holocaust Art Exhibition opens at Ripon Cathedral
Top film award for local church school
New year, new decade - Bishop's prayers for the future
More than a thousand walkers take part in Boxing Day pilgrimage
Unusual nativities across the diocese celebrating Christ's birth
Kirklington churchwarden is declared the country's 'Unsung Hero'
Cathedral announces 2010 St Wilfrid lectures
Leeds churches use radio to spread Christmas message
Matt's Christmas text message sermon
No room at the inn? Bishop's Christmas message
Swine flu restrictions on Holy Communion lifted
Give up freehold - take more risks, Bishop tells clergy in Advent Lecture
Cathedral welcomes new High Steward
Emmerdale star in Leeds Parish Church Advent service for charity
Army help as Christmas fair raises £12k for Cathedral
Sikh broadcaster calls forn faiths to work together in Ripon Cathedral lecture
Volunteers needed for interfaith environmental clean-up
Copenhagen 'mini-summits' as schools meet MPs
Hundreds of children take part in musical premier for Songs for St Wilfrid
Buy a bus shelter for Christmas - churches in Leeds join radio and pster campaign
Commemoration service for one of Leeds' famous sons, John Smeaton
Angel Dinner raises £20,000 for Cathedral
New Synod votes on marriage anomaly, giving and clergy pay rise
'Come as you are' - Bishop's Back to Church Sunday invitation in Harrogate
Archbishop calls Leeds teenager 'an inspiration'
Bishops visits UK Wedding Show as church takes a stand
Alan celebrates quarter of a century at St Aidan's
Pioneering 'Minister to Business' appointed
Singers invited to join Jazz Mass at Ripon Cathedral
New advice issued to clergy during the current phase of the Swine Flu pandemic
Wilfrid returns to Ripon's streets, 1300 years on
Bishop calls for asylum overhaul
Three Yorkshire dioceses join forces in pioneering approach to deaf chaplaincy
Bishop's visit to Great Yorkshire Show highlights spirituality and support for farmers
Memorial Service announced in Leeds for the late Travis Johnson OBE
Family trees and guided walks as Dales church launches Visitor's Guide
Clergy numbers boosted as eleven new curates ordained at Ripon Cathedral
Synod makes children a priority- and agrees 1% parish share increase
Harrogate rector announced as the next Bishop of Horsham
Dales churches celebrate as £65,000 Youthworker target met
Hero's welcome as Eric arrives into Harrogate after epic 1100 mile cycle ride
'Add God to Fathers' Day'.CofE produces prayers and service ideas
Great Yorkshire Show appoints new Chaplain - Rural Officer, Leslie Morley
Eric crosses the Alps – member of St Mark's Harrogate, Eric Waters is cycling 1000 miles for charity
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Churches in North Yorkshire defy the credit crunch to edge close to youth worker target
Vicar's dizzying descent marks start of appeal for landmark Harrogate church
Cathedral filled with dance as acclaimed Rambert company join with local schools
Ripon's innovative church features in The New Statesman
Prayers for Pandemic fears as Bishop John speaks in House of Lords on Swine Flu
Leeds churches open their doors for Treasures Revealed this May
AntiBNP declaration signed by senior churchleaders at Fulneck
Easter Children's Holiday Club breaks new records
Christian Aid launches appeal for humanitarian relif in Sri Lanka
Ripon gets behind Wilfrid1300 Festival
'Let there be light'-Cathedral's Easter celebration to commission new lighting, wiring and seating
Donkeys in demand as Palm Sunday processions mark start of Holy Week
West Yorkshire church leaders urge voters to 'use your cross' and defeat BNP
Harrogate Vicar appointed to pioneering clergy development role
Leading Islamic scholar addresses Interfaith conference for Christian leaders
Children's author and sports professionals address major education conference
'End the buckpassing'-Bishop John takes 'raintax' debate to the House of Lords
National speakers to headline 'crucial' interfaith conference – Generous Love, March28
Bishop challenges the diocese to take risks in Presidential Address to Synod
'The most important year of my life' – Bishop John Packer on the Miners' Strike
West Yorkshire church leaders speak out on debt
Text of the St Wilfrid's Lecture, 19.2.09,given by the Archbishop of York
Capacity audience for inaugural St Wilfrid lecture by the Archbishop of York
Dean calls for Cathedral vigil as General Synod debates Women Bishops
The Voice of the Church in Society – Bishop writes in Guardian – Face to Faith, 7.2.09
Education Sunday celebrated with music and dance in the Cathedral
Prayers for trouble torn Sri Lanka as 21 years of the link marked by new fund
Stolen silver communion sets recovered days after Harrogate church break-in
£2m renovation plan for Harrogate church
Cathedral launch for Sri Lanka Appeal Fund - February1st
Stolen goods warning following church break-in
Daily vigil in the centre of Harrogate for the children of Gaza
Leeds church receives newspaper accolade as 'best music venue 2008'
Church offers new prayers for those facing redundancy
Hundreds take part in traditional Boxing Day Pilgrimage
Diocese set to make 2009 the Year of the Child
Leeds parish church unveils new life-sized nativity
Christmas appeal – toys needed
Local churches advertise Christmas on the radio
Cafe or Fresh Expression? Cafe Culture opens in Harrogate
Speaker who won over the Lambeth Conference comes to North Yorkshire
Church House publishes Nic's guide to youthwork
Multi-faith ceremony in Leeds to open innovative Academy worship space
O Little Town of Bethlehem – Bishop John's Christmas message inspired by pilgrimage
Gift of £20k to help ensure choir's future
Don’t forget the marginalized – Lord Hope speaks out
Roman Catholic Cathedral dean and Harrogate Vicar honoured
Emergency services join forces with Ripon Cathedral to highlight road deaths
Lighting up the Cathedral – work starts and weekend raises £65k
Churches strengthened as nine new Readers licensed
Marriage made easier – Anglican Church changes rules on getting married in church
Leeds churches help CofE plan for a year of action on tackling climate change
Jumping for Joy – Parachuting Vicar sees £400k project reach completion
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