What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?

Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?

 

Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?

What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?

 

A programme of public events that began with mini golf has led to an increase in the numbers attending Sunday worship at Rochester Cathedral.

The cathedral green in central Bristol will be “rewilded” a year after environment activist Greta Thunberg visited Bristol.

A pet food bank set up with support from a church is helping people to feed their dogs, cats and even guinea pigs amid the cost of living crisis

Bath Abbey is using an ancient water way to heat the World Heritage site. 

Opening the Doors is about generating resources for churches as their buildings reopen to the public.

Learn more about the journey we've taken so far in addressing the Church Commissioners’ historic links with African chattel enslavement.