NEWS - The House of Bishops, which has been meeting in York this week, has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza.

God of peace and justice, we pray for the people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw ...

Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in 1958, Stephen Cottrell was educated at Belfairs High School, Leigh-on-Sea, and the Polytechnic of Central London. He found faith as a teenager through the work of youth ...

Globally, the rules-based international order took shape, so that law, not raw power, would govern relations between states.

A moment of Reflection. Every week, the Diocese of York offers a new reflection and prayer resource on video, for personal use or for churches to use in their Sunday worship, whether it’s in your ...

NEWS - The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell was in Rome to attend the Mass of Inauguration which saw Pope Leo XIV officially begin his pontificate.

During the 1680's and following his ordination, Lancelot went to the West Indies and obtained a position as a ship's chaplain. He received a payment of £20 for discharging his duties diligently. The ...

A personal statement from Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York in response to the BBC R4 File on Four programme - David Tudor The situation I faced when I became Bishop of Chelmsford, was horrible and ...

10 Downing Street has announced today that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of the Right Reverend Doctor Eleanor Sanderson as Suffragan Bishop of Hull in the Diocese of York, ...

Bishopthorpe Palace operates as a multi-functional premises, hosting working offices, meeting rooms, worship areas and living quarters. The palace and its grounds are also used for charity open days, ...

Archbishop Stephen delivered the Presidential Address at the opening of General Synod in London this afternoon. This follows in full. Synod, I want to use the time I have been given in this ...