Latest news | The Diocese of Blackburn 2026-04-07T03:48:15+00:00 Diocese of Blackburn https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/feed Bishop's Christmas message https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/982 Rt Rev'd Dr Jill Duff shares her Christmas message encouraging us to, "Fear Not" 2024-12-20T12:15:54+00:00 Songs of Praise from Croston St Michael and All Angels' Church https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/980 Sunday 22 December 2024 at 1.15pm on BBC1 2024-12-12T18:07:13+00:00 Over Darwen St James National Lottery Heritage Fund Announcement https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/979 Community at the heart of a sustainable future with National Lottery funding to help save Darwen’s oldest place of worship 2024-12-09T16:49:26+00:00 New Chaplain starts new role in Lancaster University https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/978 Rev Matt Guilder is licensed at the University to start a new chapter of ministry 2024-12-10T14:45:42+00:00 Bishops and Archdeacons of Blackburn Diocese join others to warn of the dangers of a change to assisted dying legislation. https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/977 The Bishops and Archdeacons of Blackburn Diocese have joined over 1000 other signatories of a letter which warns against the dangers of a change to assisted dying legislation. 2024-11-28T16:35:08+00:00 Bishop of Blackburn launches Year of Prayer with 22,000 Children https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/976 Diocesan Board of Education kicked off its Year of Prayer with a powerful and engaging act of worship led by Bishop Philip North 2024-11-27T17:22:09+00:00 Bishops respond to the announcement of the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/975 In an open letter to the Diocese of Blackburn the Rt Rev'ds Philip North, Jill Duff and Joe Kennedy call the church to reform safeguarding culture and processes. 2024-11-13T14:20:34+00:00