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Pope’s Easter Greeting Pope Leo XIV held an audience on Monday, 27 April, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, and prayed with…

Fourth Sunday of Easter ‘I am the good shepherd … I know my sheep and my own know me’ Today’s readings invite us to contemplate the tender image of Christ…

Easter Message from Archbishop John Sherrington Happy Easter. We sing, ‘Jesus Christ is risen today, alleluia!’ Praise the Lord! Today is a day of great joy. Lent is over and we…

In response to the many voices of concern surrounding the recently advertised UKIP ‘Walk with Jesus Rally’, we wish to clearly and unequivocally state that this event has been organised…

Fourth Sunday of Lent We offer our best wishes to all Mothers on this Mothering Sunday. This Sunday the Cathedral Choir will perform the ‘Stabat Mater’, by Pergolesi following a…

Third Sunday of Lent The third Sunday of Lent marks the half way point on our journey to Holy Week and Easter. As with any mid-point of a journey it…

From the Dean, Metropolitan Cathedral, Archdiocese of Liverpool, In response to the many voices of concern regarding the advertised UKIP ‘Walk with Jesus Rally’ we wish to make it clear…

Second Sunday of Lent The Gospel reading for this Sunday of Lent is Saint Matthew’s account of the Transfiguration. It took the Apostles a long time to understand Jesus and…

First Sunday of Lent With the wearing of purple and the absence of Alleluias and the Gloria there is a change of mood within the church’s liturgy as we begin…

Lent begins During Lent there will be two periods of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament weekly for quiet prayer in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The regular Friday period from 4pm…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ On Wednesday, we begin our journey of Lent towards Easter. I invite you to our churches on Ash Wednesday to receive the ashes and…

Happy Anniversary! We extend a special welcome this Sunday to married couples who are celebrating special anniversaries this year and who will be joining us for the Solemn Mass. Archbishop…

Welcome Bishop Tom This weekend we welcome Bishop Tom Neylon who is formally visiting the parishes within the city centre deanery over the next couple of months. Last Sunday he…

Prayer for Peace We haven’t quite finished with the Christmas season just yet despite returning to the ordinary seasons of the year for the liturgical celebrations. This Sunday afternoon at…

Following the Chapter meeting last week, Archbishop Sherrington announced that Claire Reilly (née Hanlon), Cathedral Administrator, has been recognised by the Holy See with a Papal Award. Claire is to…

We are very pleased to welcome Fr Hugh Donleavy as he begins his ministry here at the Cathedral. Fr Hugh joined us in September as assistant priest and as assistant…

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool Grade I listed status, following advice from Historic England. The cathedral, previously Grade…

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is pleased to announce the appointment of Buttress Architects to develop our new Welcome Centre, the first major project to emerge from the ongoing masterplanning work. This new facility will…