Paul Myers

Bishop David welcomes the removal of a policy that has been one of the biggest drivers of child poverty.

On Saturday, St Cross Church in Clayton came alive with colour, music, and fellowship as over 150 people gathered for the Intercultural Kingdom Conference.

To mark Interfaith Week, a joint interfaith event was hosted by the Central Manchester universities in partnership with Manchester City Council, the Council and Christian and Jews, The Faith and Belief Forum and Manchester University Catholic Chaplaincy.

The third annual BBC Radio 4 Daily Service Carol Concert is being held at Manchester Cathedral for the first time on Friday 5 December 2025.

Despite the Manchester rain last Sunday, fifteen hardy souls gathered from churches across our diocese for an Eco Tour of RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford

Parishes, schools and chaplaincies across our diocese marked Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in a variety of commemorations.

This week, Bishop David fulfilled his role as Lords Spiritual by drawing on his work within the diocese to bring informed, values-based insight to public policy discussions.

The restored vestments of the late Rt Revd David George Galliford, the first Bishop of Bolton, were formally received into Bolton Parish Church for safekeeping and future use.

This morning on BBC Radio 4, Bishop David shared his Thought for the Day ahead of King Charles III's trip to meet Pope Leo.