The last event of this kind to be held in the Cathedral’s precincts was shut down in 1813 following concerns of “indecency and tumultuous conduct”. But as I walked through Christ Church Gate with a ...

A cash-strapped cathedral will host a 1920s-style black-tie ball with tickets going for almost £50 a pop in a bid to raise funds. Canterbury Cathedral will host its “night of glamour,” dubbed The ...

Canterbury, in Kent, has been the seat of the spiritual head of the Church of England for nearly five centuries. Canterbury's other important monuments are the modest Church of St Martin, the oldest ...

CANTERBURY, England — After nearly 1,000 years, murder in the cathedral is still luring visitors to Canterbury. It was in the Canterbury Cathedral in 1107 that Archbishop Thomas Becket was killed, ...

Early morning is the best time to explore a new city. The cobbled streets of Canterbury are hushed, but I can sense the thrum of a new morning: pale pink rays lighting up the sky, the occasional ring ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) England’s best-known cathedral and mother church of the 77 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion will stay open to the public despite the fact that two-thirds of the ...

As well as a charming Christmas market, the city boasts the perfect combination of successful independent shops and big-name ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) "The Germans didn’t force us to close Canterbury Cathedral during the Second World War," cathedral spokesman Christopher Robinson said. "So there’s no chance it will be ...