Tag: Catholic
National lottery to invest £100million in religious building over next three years
by Joe Kelly | Sep 13, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Heritage Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has announced a three-year strategic initiative to invest £100m to help UK places of worship meet long-standing repair and conservation challenges. In their Heritage 2033 strategy NLHF...
Read MoreCanterbury’s historic Franciscan Gardens will remain closed for 2024 for repair
by Joe Kelly | May 24, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
A popular tourist attraction in the centre of a Kent city will remain closed for the rest of 2024 for repair and renovations. The management team at the Franciscan Gardens in Canterbury, which date from 1224, said they hope the...
Read MoreCistercian monks’ night staircase at Furness Abbey rebuilt 900 years later
by Joe Kelly | May 21, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
A historic night staircase, used by medieval monks solely under the cloak of darkness, has been rebuilt at Furness Abbey in Cumbria by English Heritage, the charity has revealed. Reconstructed on the site of the original, the...
Read More43 churches saved for the future thanks to £478,110 of National Churches Trust funding
by Joe Kelly | May 10, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
The National Churches Trust has announced that 43 churches across the UK will stay open and in good repair thanks to £478,110 of funding awarded and recommended by the Trust in its latest round of grants. This follows on from...
Read MoreIcon of Our Lady restored at Walsingham’s Catholic Shrine
by Joe Kelly | May 2, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
As part of the legacy of developments marking Ninety Years since the Restoration of the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady, the Icon of the Mother of God of Walsingham has been restored to a high-profile place in the Chapel of...
Read MoreManchester city centre parish receives global recognition as top hidden gem in the world
by Joe Kelly | Apr 25, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
A parish in the Catholic Diocese of Salford has been named “the top hidden gem in the world” according to a new study by Tour Operator Software Provider Bókun, a part of the TripAdvisor family. Saint Mary’s Catholic Church...
Read More£15,000 grant received by Nottingham Catholic Cathedral towards roof repairs
by Joe Kelly | Apr 12, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
Nottingham Civic Society has awarded the Nottingham’s Catholic Cathedral a generous grant in support of its ongoing Restoring Pugin Project. Canon Malachy Brett, Dean of the cathedral, was delighted to receive a grant of...
Read MoreSussex monks invest in solar energy to power their monastery
by Joe Kelly | Mar 6, 2024 | Faith Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
Carthusian monks at St Hugh’s Charterhouse in Parkminster, West Sussex, have made a significant commitment to green energy by investing in 500 PV panels to power their 240 hectare site with free, clean, and silent solar energy....
Read MoreGreat Yarmouth Catholic church roof repairs allow mural to be restored
by Joe Kelly | Jan 31, 2023 | Heritage Spaces, Newsfeed | 0 |
Completed church roof repairs have been described as a “blessing from God”, as it means the restoration of a 100-year-old mural can also be carried out. The image of the Virgin Mary at St Mary’s Roman Catholic...
Read MoreTerry’s baroque Brentwood Catholic Cathedral gets Grade II listing
by Joe Kelly | Jul 14, 2022 | Faith Spaces | 0 |
The Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen, more affectionately known as Brentwood Cathedral,...
Read MoreCaroe’s Suzi Pendlebury appointed as Cathedral Architect at Westminster’s Catholic Cathedral
by Joe Kelly | Apr 22, 2022 | Faith Spaces | 0 |
Westminster Catholic Cathedral is delighted to announce that Suzi Pendlebury has been appointed as Cathedral Architect, succeeding Michael Drury after his 25 years in the role. She is a highly experienced conservation architect...
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