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Churches and cathedrals across the country are preparing for Churches Count on Nature 2025.

The Energy Footprint Tool, the Church in Wales’ online carbon calculator, is now open to input your church’s 2024 energy data.

As the Assisted Dying Bill reaches a crucial stage in the House of Commons, the Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales have reaffirmed their opposition to the measure and have republished their statement calling for no limits to be put upon compassion.

“Hearing loss and deafness is an invisible disability. You can’t tell if a person is deaf or hard of hearing just by looking at them. Especially if they are like teenage me, who styled her hair purposely to hide her “embarrassing” hearing aids,” writes Llandaff and Monmouth Diocese’s Deaf Community Mission Outreach Worker, Nicola Roylance.

Every May, churches across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland hold a huge variety of fundraising events, making Christian Aid Week one of the biggest acts of Christian witness in Britain and Ireland. This May, Christian Aid also marks 80 years since it was founded in 1945.

In October 2024, in response to concerns which had been brought to his attention, the Archbishop of Wales, The Most Revd Andrew John, commissioned a visitation of Bangor Cathedral and a review by Thirtyone:eight, an external body that specialises in safeguarding advice in church settings. The reporting process is now complete and the following summary reports have now been released publicly, and can be accessed below. We are grateful to all who contributed to this careful and prayerful process. The reports give details of the next steps which will now be taken.

Welsh Mothers Union Provincial President meets royal patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace

The Archbishop of Wales, The Most Revd Andrew John on the election of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV

A free exhibition showcasing the history and restoration of one of Holyhead's most historic landmarks will open next month.

St Padarn’s is launching a new series of engaging talks taking place at various locations across Wales this year.