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A Cathedral tomcat has been accused of attacking local dogs in Wells.  There have been three incidents to date where the tomcat has been accused of attacking dogs in Somerset.Louis the 17-year-o...

A cathedral's plan to install CCTV cameras to spot vandals has sparked a row with heritage campaigners. Gloucester Cathedral, which dates back to 678 AD received planning permission to install 17 CCT...

A cathedral chancellor has appeared in court charged with a historical indecent assault on a student.  Rev Dr Paul Overend, 53, who was appointed Canon Chancellor at Lincoln Cathedral in 2017, i...

Singers from Bangor Cathedral in Wales have claimed that they've been 'snubbed' by the BBC TV programme Songs of Praise. An episode of the show is scheduled to be recorded at the cathedral on 5th Mar...

A Cathedral that read passages of the Qur'an during a service has contacted the police after receiving online criticism of the decision. A verse from the Islamic holy book was read in Arabic at St Ma...

Gloucester Cathedral has been criticised for giving free entry to its crypt and landmark tower to people who show a National Lottery ticket or scratch card.&nbs Andrea Williams, the director of Chris...

Clergy at Portsmouth Cathedral have criticised the City Council, accusing it of being "mean spirited and narrow minded" on the issue of asylum seekers. They published a statement after hearing counci...

A Grade I listed gate, which forms part of Salisbury Cathedral has been badly damaged following a car crash involving an alleged drink driver.  It is thought Harnham Gate was hit by a van at aro...

A Cathedral dean from Wrexham is asking people in his town to stop seeing the church as a benefits agency. It's after a criminal was jailed for threatening the clergyman at his residence and demandin...

A doorman is in hospital after he was injured in a drive-by shooting opposite St Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle. The 24-year-old is thought to have been hit in the arm when a person on a motorbike a...

Derby Cathedral is rejecting criticism of its new series of film screenings. Two horror movies are set to be shown as part of the QUAD in Residence series. A local cinema is using the church for a nu...

A Cathedral which faced criticism for reading passages of the Islamic holy book during a service has defended its right to do so. But asked by the BBC if he knew what the Qur'an said about Jesus, the...

Derby Cathedral has denied banning a Church of England vicar from preaching at the city's university Christian Union (CU) carol service which it is hosting next Rev Melvin Tinker, vicar of St John Ne...

A group has claimed that racing pigeons have been killed by peregrine falcons encouraged to nest on cathedrals. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) has warned that an increasing amount of pige...

A mini golf course set up inside Rochester Cathedral in Kent has seen hundreds of visitors a day, doubling visitor numbers in August. Rochester Cathedral has had 13,000 visitors in the fortnight to 1...

The Catholic Cathedral in Armagh has been 'gift wrapped' in a 200 metre long, 2.5 metre high ribbon and bow. St Patrick's Cathedral agreed to have the ribbon around the iconic building to mark the la...

Salisbury Cathedral is having a special installation installed featuring more than six thousand lights.  It is all part of the Magna Carta celebrations and was created by international digital a...

A hot air balloon has risen 50 feet off the floor inside Liverpool Cathedral, in a stunt thought to be the first of its kind in the world. Four choristers were in the basket when Robin Batchelor, the...

A Muslim interfaith worker at Blackburn Cathedral has said Donald Trump should be banned from coming into Britain after he called for all Muslims to be banned f Republican presidential candidate Mr T...

A cathedral has become the first in Britain to launch its own brand of gin, in a bid to finance the renovation of its crypt. Blackburn Cathedral hopes bottles of Cathedra - on sale for £45 each - wi...