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- Cathedral Life
Book Review: “Question 7” by Richard Flanagan
By Canon Mike D Williams Richard Flanagan invites readers to navigate the shifting terrain of memory and identity, exploring how the stories we inherit and…
- Cathedral News
Cathedral News – October 2025 Edition
Cathedral News is a monthly journal published by Exeter Cathedral. It contains a mixture of community notices, articles, photographs and events listings. Download October 2025…
- Cathedral News
Bellringers Complete 8.5 hour double peal at Exeter Cathedral in fundraising effort
Bellringers Complete 8.5 hour double peal at Exeter Cathedral in fundraising effort Thirteen expert bellringers successfully rang what is known as a ‘double peal’ at…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
St Francis of Assisi
By Canon Ian Morter On 4 October, the Western Church celebrates perhaps one of its most popular saints – Francis of Assisi. I was pleased…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
The Desire To Be Like Christ
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Towards the end of his life, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, returned to the town…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Captain Tully, The 109 Year Old Man Who Wasn’t Buried at Exeter Cathedral
By Ellie Jones (with thanks to Diane Walker) Research often takes us in unexpected directions. One day this week, whilst looking into the spectacular wedding…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Our Mysterious Universe
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This past summer I began reading Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. It’s actually taking me rather a long…
- Cathedral Life
Hope in Every Season
By Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor On Sunday 21 September there is a global call to prayer and public witness for peace in the Holy…
- Cathedral Life
That Whitehaven Feeling
By Revd Philip Wales Over the summer, I enjoyed, as many of us did, some holiday time with family and friends. But sooner than I…
- Cathedral Life
Heritage Open Days “Amazing Architecture”: Blueprints
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist There are hundreds of architectural records in the Cathedral Archives, including drawings, accounts, reports, photographs, and more. They record many…
- Cathedral Life
Book Review: Angela Merkel – Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
By Canon Dr Mike D Williams A political giant. Few politicians have had such influence over a changing Europe as Angela Merkel. This is the…
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral to host Northern European Cathedrals Conference 2026
Exeter Cathedral to host Northern European Cathedrals Conference 2026 Exeter Cathedral is set to host the next Northern European Cathedrals Conference (NECC) in February 2026.…