Cathedral

On the advice of consultants, St Giles’ is merging its tour guide and retail operations to improve the visitor experience

St Giles’ shop workers 'angry and hurt' over redundancy plans

Reverend Colin Renwick, at Dunblane Cathedral, as the town prepares to "quietly" mark the 30th anniversary of the atrocity

Dunblane : "Quiet dignity and respect" as town remembers 30 years on

A sherd of medieval pottery, which dates to the 13th to 14th Century, found below street level near Glasgow's Gallowgate. PIC: GUARD Archaeology.

Life in the suburbs 800 years ago as Glasgow’s medieval past unearthed

View over the city, across the lake to the Alps

48 hours in Lausanne Switzerland’s ‘best small city’

Edinburgh's West End Garden offers an excited outdoor food and drink destination

Edinburgh hotspot 'The West End Garden' opens in the grounds of St Mary’s Cathed...

The distillery has been billed as a 'cathedral to whisky'.

First look inside Ardgowan distillery as ‘cathedral to whisky’ opens

A 12th-century man (right) and a a 15th-century woman are among the medieval Edinburgh residents whose faces have been restored.

The faces of Edinburgh's first residents brought to life 900 years on

St Mary's Cathedral on York Place

Historic 200-year-old Edinburgh churches win funds for urgent repairs

The South Rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral illuminated just a few days before the cathedral's reopening. Picture: Kiran Ridley/AFP via Getty Images

The 12 best images from inside Notre Dame's restoration

Former first minister Alex Salmond died on October 12. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell

Here is the order of service for Alex Salmond memorial in full

Former councillor Terry Westgate says tourists eager to get the perfect snap have trashed public flowerbeds in an "absolute tragedy' for the city.

Watch: Locals say tourists trashing flowerbeds to get Insta pictures

900 Voices at St Giles' Cathedral is a sonic treat.

EIF music reviews: 900 Voices | Il Pomo d’Oro

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

The Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa was badly damaged in the attacks.

Historic Orthodox cathedral badly damaged in attack on Odesa

The King and Queen Consort will be honoured in a special Scottish service later this year following the coronation in May.

King Charles and Queen Consort to be honoured in a special Scottish service

View from Central Tower of York Minster.

York Minster to be fitted with solar panels in ‘absurd’ move

The funeral of Barry Martin is to take place today in Edinburgh

Watch: Funeral of heroic firefighter Barry Martin live from St Giles' Cathedral

Coeffin Castle, Lismore

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A Ceremonial Procession from Parliament Hall to the Cathedral

Ad Feature Sir Walter Scott, Bt

Sir James is backing St Mary's Cathedral as a patron

Sir James MacMillan backs Edinburgh cathedral after 'dreadful Covid experience'

Andrew Greig

Rose Nicolson Part 4: Who is the mysterious boy with the long red-hair?

St Cuthbert's Church will allow three people to be praying at once with standalone chairs set up two metres apart to assist social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak

Watch Edinburgh places of worship reopen for private prayer as lockdown eases

Irate protester Michael Feeney, 67, pleaded guilty to riotous, violent or indecent behaviour in a churchyard and one count of common assault after confronting staff at Rochester Cathedral. Picture: SWNS

'This isn't Disneyland' - Furious drunk storms cathedral after crazy golf course...

Shocking video shows man stumble and fall under a tram

St Mary's Workshop, Edinburgh. Picture: TSPL

Edinburgh stonemasons training scheme closes after funding collapse

Carbrain Primary contributed the song Brick by Brick to the album

North Lanarkshire primary pupils join forces to release album

Noble Primary contributed the song The Titantic to the album

North Lanarkshire primary pupils join forces to release album

Tom Forsyth talking to visitors to Eigg in 2005

Obituary: Tom Forsyth, land reformer, crofter, youth leader, master dry stane dy...

Sir Ken Dodd with his partner Anne Jones at Buckingham Palace where he recieved the Honour of Knighthood. March 2 2017. Dodd died in the early hours of March 12 aged 90

Widow of Sir Ken Dodd pays tribute one of the '˜last music hall greats'

Picardy Place roundabout at the top of Leith Walk. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Councillor insists plans for top of Leith Walk a '˜balancing act'

More than Â£350 was stolen from Dornoch Cathedral. PIC: www.geograph.co.uk

Kind hearted couple donate to Highland cathedral after theft

St Mary's Catholic Cathedral. Picture: NW Images

Edinburgh cathedral puts on a Mass for stag party

St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow's West End belongs to the Scottish Episcopal Church. Picture: Wikicommons

Queen's chaplain quits over Glasgow Qur'an reading row

Peter Sarstedt has died at the age of 75. Picture: Getty

Obituary: Peter Sarstedt, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Where Do You ...

British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt with Anita Atke at Heathrow Airport in London. Picture: PA Wire

British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt dies age 75

The chapel was discovered in the grounds of Old Churches House in Dunblane. Picture: Contributed

Restored '˜secret' 13th century chapel opens to visitors

Aerial view of Barcelona

Barcelona: travelling with teens

FILE - Pope John Paul II smiles from his papal throne, in this May 16, 1990 file photo, during his weekly general audience, two days prior to his 70th birthday on May 18th. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio)

Is faith the missing ingredient that can make western democracy work?

Helen Steven, peace activist.
Picture: Wattie Cheung

Obituary: Helen Steven, peace activist

Dundees Rory Loy tries to get a shot in on the Dumbarton goal, but Gregor Buchanan does well to block his effort. Picture: John Devlin

Dumbarton 0 - 0 Dundee: Sons hold Paul Hartley's men

Andy Murray with fiance Kim Sears, mother Judy and father Will . Picture: Getty

Dunblane to bring out bunting for Andy Murray’s wedding

Fr McMahon and his clerical pals took this selfie. Picture: Contributed

Irish priests take selfie on phone left at Mass
IT SOUNDS like an outtake from Father Ted, but perhaps this Irish parishioner will be a bit more ‘careful now’ with his phone - after four Irish priests ‘hacked...

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Helen Martin: I’ve lost faith in this councillor

Scottish international cricketer who became senior accountant. Picture: Gordon Bannerman

Obituary: Robert William Young CA, cricketer

An artist's impression of the new centre. Picture: contributed

Cathedral faces land grab action

The helicopter is pulled from the wreckage on the roof of the Clutha Vaults. Picture: Getty

Clutha helicopter crash: Message from Pope Francis

Are their ghostly monks in this vintage photo of Iona Abbey? Picture: RCAHMS

Are there ghosts in this old image of Iona Abbey?

People gather as police cordon off the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Picture: AP

Man kills himself in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Thatcher funeral: Downing Street sets more details

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Royal tradition with power to please the crowds on High St

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Cathedral to get clean-up

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John Gibson: He caught it watching the flotilla?

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Pope tells crowd to keep their ideals high

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Video: how glass has shaped Scottish architecture

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Edinburgh’s New Year: From candles to clubbing

Cathedral offers hope in fight to honour city’s soldier bear

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries