During the second reading of the Victims and Prisoners Bill on Monday 18 December 2023, Bishop Helen-Ann gave this speech in the House of Lords.
The Revd Tim Mayfield has been announced as the new Acting Bishop’s Adviser on the Environment for Newcastle Diocese.
A church which has evolved with its community over the decades has marked a significant anniversary in 2023.
Bishop Helen-Ann is pleased to announce that the Revd David Glover has accepted her invitation to be an Honorary Canon of our Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas.
A new noticeboard has been installed outside a North Shields Church.
This morning the House of Bishops voted to commend the ‘Prayers of Love and Faith’ for use in regular public worship services.
Bishop Helen-Ann has launched the Bishop’s Christmas Appeal in aid of the West End Refugee Service and the Farming Community Network.
This Advent, Newcastle Cathedral will host a series of festive activities inspired by St Nicholas, the holy figure who inspired Santa Claus and to whom the Cathedral is dedicated.
A book has been launched in memory of a man who dedicated many years of service to Newcastle Diocese.
Churches in a North Tyneside community are doing their bit to enhance the Christmas experience for local children. St John’s Church in Percy Main and St Peter’s, Balkwell, are putting together educational packs, which will be handed out to school pupils in the parish.
This Advent / Christmas season, we have decided to create our own Advent Calendar with daily reflections from a range of different people across the Diocese.
The Bishop of Newcastle is pleased to announce that the Reverend Dr Richard Whaite is to be our next Director of Mission and Ministry.
On 14 November 2023, Bishop Helen-Ann made her maiden speech in the House of Lords.
Bishop Helen-Ann answers questions asked by pupils at NCEA Dukes Secondary School, Ashington.
Services and events marking Remembrance Sunday will take place across the Diocese.
Meet the clergy who are taking on volunteering roles in their local communities
Organist,Aidan Evans, has been recognised by his church community after clocking up 50 years of dedicated service.
The Bishop of Newcastle has taken her seat in the House of Lords and in so doing has become one of the 26 Lords Spiritual and a Lord of Parliament.
Entries have opened for The Church Times' Green Church Awards 2024.
A statement from Bishop Helen-Ann and Bishop Mark about Israel and Gaza.
Family, friends, faith leaders and civic dignitaries gathered at Newcastle Cathedral for the formal Collation, Induction and Installation of The Reverend Canon Lee Batson as the new Dean of Newcastle in the Church of England.
Newcastle International Airport has unveiled a brand-new multi-faith prayer room and quiet space. Bishop Helen-Ann was delighted to join other faith leaders from across the North East to mark the official opening.
Plans have been unveiled for St Michael's church in the heart of Byker to be transformed into a state-of-the-art youth and community hub.
Our new Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations, the Reverend Stephen Tranter has been licensed by Bishop Helen-Ann at a service at Newcastle Cathedral.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury will speak about Religious Poetry Today when he visits the Diocese next month.
Churchwarden and Authorised Lay Minister at St Peter's Falstone, Bellingham Deanery, reports on how Molly, Dolly and Polly inspired a family service based on ‘The Good Shepherd’.
In anticipation of the upcoming installation of the new Dean of Newcastle, the Revd Canon Lee Batson, an exhibition at Newcastle Cathedral is set to explore the intricate designs adorning the copes worn by its Dean and Residentiary Canons.
Members of community art club ‘Something Wonderful’, a project from St. James Church, Benwell, are auctioning over 120 of their artworks in order to keep their club running.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Dr Nick Moore as the new Warden of Cranmer Hall.
A unique 'Story Chair' was unveiled on Friday 8 September in the Crypt of Newcastle Cathedral - a collaboration between national social justice charity Changing Lives, the School of Design at Northumbria University, Newcastle Cathedral and the North East Probation Service was designed with women with first-hand experience of the criminal justice system, as an abstract representation of their stories.
