Westminster Abbey

This discussion focuses on exploring the clash of cultures in Tudor and Modern times

The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle talks about the history, significance and importance of the National Health Service.

A discussion regarding the potential use of technology to heal divisions in public life. Featuring  Rory Cellan-Jones, former BBC technology …

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The Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, gives the Address at a Choral Evensong with Thanksgiving for the life and work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Television presenter Jay Blades MBE gives a the testimonial at the Benefact Group Service of Thanksgiving.

The service celebrated that over £100 million has been raised for good causes by the Benefact Group.

Lord Adonis gives the 36th annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture at Westminster Abbey.

Money has long been associated with moral danger and the deliberate parting with it is generally seen as something to be honoured …

The Rt Reverend and Rt Hon the Lord Sentamu of Lindisfarne and Masooli gave the Address during the service to commemorate the life of Florence …

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, gives the Address during the the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day 2022.

The Right Reverend David Conner, Dean of Windsor, talks about The Duke of Edinburgh in his Address.

Doyin Sonibare, a Gold Award holder from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, gives a Tribute, talking about how the Duke of Edinburgh's Award has …

Audio of the conversation with the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick as …

A conversation featuring Director of Westminister Abbey Institute, Claire Foster-Gilbert about the Serving as a Leader? talk.

The Reverend Canon Carl F. Turner, Rector of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, gave the sermon for the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey

The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, gave the sermon at Sung Eucharist for the Feast of The Translation of St Edward the Confessor on 13th October 2021.

The Venerable Sheila Watson, Preacher of Lincoln's Inn, gave the sermon.

Cerys Matthews reads from a letter written by a widow after attending the burial of the Unknown Warrior at the Centenary of the Burial of the Unknown Warrior on Wednesday 11th November 2020.

Simon Armitage CBE, Poet Laureate, reads his own composition, ‘The Bed’ at the Centenary of the Burial of the Unknown Warrior on Wednesday 11th November 2020.

The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister, reads an extract from the diary of a blind veteran who attended the burial of the Unknown Warrior. 

The Prince of Wales read John 15: 12–17 at the Centenary of the Burial of the Unknown Warrior on Wednesday 11th November 2020.

The Sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Centenary of the Burial of the Unknown Warrior on Wednesday 11th November 2020.

A podcast on the fourth Sunday after Trinity marking the re-opening of the Abbey for public worship - the final episode in our series of Sunday worship podcasts produced during lockdown.
 
Worship podcasts will be …

Saint Peter is the Abbey’s patron saint, and on St Peter’s Day the Collegiate Body and wider Abbey community would usually be celebrating with a …

CS Lewis’s writings have offered inspiring commentary on the Christian faith to people from across the world over many years. This week’s podcast draws inspiration from some of Lewis’s writings and reflections.
 
A …

A podcast from Westminster Abbey on Passion Sunday introduced by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist. 
 
Recorded in the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey.
 
Address: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of …

A podcast from Westminster Abbey on The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2020, introduced by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle. 
 
Recorded at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pew, …

Sermon given on Christmas Day 2019 by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Dean of Westminster

Sermon given at Midnight Mass, Christmas 2019, by  The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Dean of Westminster

Sermon given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the Metropolitan Police Carol Service, 17th …

Address given by The Reverend Canon Roger Royle at A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Vice Admiral Sir Donald Gosling KCVO RNR

Address given the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullaly DBE, Bishop of London, at a service to Mark the Festival of St Cecilia, 2019

Given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster

Sermon given at the London Mayors Evensong by The Right Reverend Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking

Sermon given at the Dedication Festival Sung Eucharist by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster

Sermon given at Edwardtide Festival Sung Eucharist by His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby

Sermon: Celebrating the re-building of Westminster Abbey 1269 in the presence of HM The Queen, given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster

Sermon given at the Evensong on The Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2019, by The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on The Translation of St Edward the Confessor by The Reverend Professor Sarah Foot Canon, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Oxford …

Sermon given by the Bishop of London at the Judges Services 2019

Address given by Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force, at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist of St Peter, Westminster Abbey, 28th June 2019

Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch at the Sung Eucharist on Corpus Christi at Westminster Abbey, 21st June 2019

Address given by The Right Honourable The Lord O’Donnell GCB at A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Jeremy, Lord Heywood of Whitehall GCB CVO

Sermon given on the Day of Pentecost by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on Ascension Day 2019 at Westminster Abbey

Address given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital

The address given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sally Mullally, Bishop of London, at A Service of Thanksgiving to mark the …

Address given by The Very Reverend Dr Jane Hedges, Dean of Norwich, at A Service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale and to mark the centenary of the funeral of Edith Cavell

#florencenightingale …

Sermon given by The Most Reverend Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation at Festival of Our …

Lecture given by Eamon Duffy FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, at Festival Our Lady Walsingham, Westmister Abbey, Saturday 4th May 2019

#OLW #westminsterabbey …

Sermon given by The Right Reverend Philip North, Bishop of Burnley and Master of The Guardians of the Holy House, at Festival of Our Lady of …

Address given by the Dean of Westminster at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 3rd May 2019.

#westminsterabbey #continuousatseadeterrent

Leading Engineering Technician Edward Owen gives a Testimony at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 3rd May 2019.

#westminsterabbey …

Rear Admiral Tim Hodgson MBE, Director Submarine Capability, Ministry of Defence, gives a Testimony at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 3rd May …

Isobel Fraser, wife of Chief Petty Officer Stewart Fraser, gives a Testimony at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Friday 3rd May 2019.

#westminsterabbey …

Address given at the ANZAC Day Service by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at Westminster Abbey, 25th April 2019

#ANZACDay #WestminsterAbbey

Sermon given at Evensong on Easter Day by The Venerable David Stanton, Canon in Residence, on 21st April 2019

#easter #easterday #eastersunday #sermon #westminsterabbey

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 21st April 2019

#eastersunday #easterday #easter #sermon #westminsterabbey

A panel discussion between Lord Judge, Professor Esther Reed and the Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind chaired by Paul Baumann, Receiver General, …

The Reverend Professor Michael Banner, Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge, gives this year’s Charles Gore Lecture

Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John …

The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster, Rector of St Margaret's Church and Chair of Westminster Abbey Institute, in conversation with Mark Ormerod, Chief Executive, Supreme Court.

This event was part of …

Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert in conversation with Baroness Butler-Sloss.

Part of the Westminster Abbey Institute's Justice season, Spring 2019.

#justice #westminsterabbeyinstitute

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2019 at Westminster Abbey by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.

#ashwednesday #westminsterabbey

The Reverend Dr James Hawkey in conversation with the Rt Hon Jack Straw.

Part of the Westminster Abbey Institute's Justice season, Spring 2019.

#justice #westminsterabbeyinstitute

Medieval historian Professor David Carpenter (King’s College London) gives a lecture and takes questions from students on Henry III to mark 750 years …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1st February 2019, by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall.

#candlemas #westminsterabbey

Address given by The Right Honourable the Lord Luce at A Service of thanksgiving for The Right Honourable the Lord Carrington

Tribute given by The Lord Carrington at A Service of thanksgiving for The Right Honourable the Lord Carrington

#lordcarrington #westminsterabbey

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. …

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. …

Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, a Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest, explores how prayer in its different forms shapes us in faith, hope and love. …

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at Evensong with the Installation of The Reverend Dr James Hawkey as Canon of Westminster

#jameshawkey #westminsterabbey

Sermon given by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at A service of thanksgiving and commemoration to mark the 400th anniversary …

The Address given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Oystermouth at A Service of Thanksgiving for The Reverend Dr Anthony E Harvey 1930-2018

#westminsterabbey #rowanwilliams

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, at the Installation of Paul Baumann CBE as Receiver General at Westminster Abbey …

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster at Westminster Abbey

#westminsterabbey #christmas

Sermon given at Midnight Mass on Christmas 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster at Westminster Abbey

#westminsterabbey #christmas

Address given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London, at the Metropolitan Police Carols Service 2018, …

Sermon given at the The Whitehall Carol Service 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster on Tuesday, 18th December 2018. …

Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, who specialises in artificial intelligence, gives the last in a series of three Westminster Dialogues.

Chair and interlocutor: …

Address given by Professor Dame Ann Dowling, President, Royal Academy of Engineering, at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Year of Engineering 2018

#YoE #YearofEngineering #WestminsterAbbey

Sermon given at a Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster, 17th November 2018

#westminsterabbey #oscarromero

Address given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England, and Metropolitan at A Service …

Testimony given by Leslie Brent, Holocaust survivor, at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, held at …

Testimony given by Freddie Knoller, Holocaust survivor, at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, held at …

Testimony given by Bea Green, Holocaust survivor, at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, held at …

Reflection given by Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE, West London Synagogue, at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of …

Address given by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, New North London Synagogue and Rabbi to Masorti Judaism, at A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on …

Panel discussion as part of Westminster Abbey Institute's Embracing Global Challenges season.

Speakers: Professor Michelle Brown, Rory Stewart MP OBE, Matt Waldman.

Chair: Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL, Receiver …

Ann Singleton gives the second in a series of three Westminster Dialogues

Speaker: Ann Singleton, Senior Research Fellow in School for Policy …

Sermon given at a National Scout and Guide Service 2018 by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

#westminsterabbey #scouts #girlguiding

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls' Day 2018 by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

#westminsterabbey #allsoulsday

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018 by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall.

#westminsterabbey #allsaintsday

Michael McCarthy gives the first in a series of three Westminster Dialogues, part of the Embracing Global Challenges season from the Westminster Abbey Institute.

Speaker: Michael McCarthy is a British writer with a …

The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth gives the One People Oration 2018 on the theme of Embracing Global Challenges. Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey, 14th October 2018 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide

Sermon given by The Right Reverend Jonathan Goodall Bishop of Ebbsfleet and Priest Vicar at the Festival Eucharist on The Translation of Edward the Confessor #edwardtide #westminsterabbey #stedwardtheconfessor

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Translation of St Edward The Confessor, 12th October 2018 at Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey …

Sermon given by the Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Service attended by the Judges, 2018. #legalyear #judgesservice #westminsterabbey

The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis gives The Address at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain #battleofbritain #ww2 #royalairforce #westminsterabbey

Sir Trevor Nunn gives The Address at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall, 11th September 2018, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #sirpeterhall #theatre #sirtrevornunn

Sir David Hare, playwright, gives The Tribute at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall, 11th September 2018, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #sirpeterhall #theatre #sirdavidhare

Address given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force, held at Westminster Abbey on …

Address given by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England at A Service to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the National Health Service

#nhs70 #westminsterabbey #nhsengland

Address given by the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, the Reverend Gary Bradley, at the Civic Service held at Westminster Abbey on 1st July 2018

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The Address given by the Reverend Canon Joel Edwards at Spirit of Windrush Contributions to Multicultural Britain A Service of Thanksgiving …

A Tribute given by the Astronomer Royal Professor the Lord Rees of Ludlow at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking

A Tribute given by Tom Nabarro at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking

A Tribute given by Nobel laureate Professor Kip Thorne at A Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018 #westminsterabbey #stephenhawking

The 19th century was a time when the novel came of age. Many of the era’s female novelists responded in powerful and sophisticated ways to the era’s …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on 20th May 2018 in Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #sermon #pentecost #christianity

Sermon given at a Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #ascensionday #westminsterabbey

Address given by Sister Frances Dominica ASSP DL at a Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on 9th May 2018. #florencenightingale #westminsterabbey

The Address given by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, on ANZAC Day 2018. #ANZACDay #westminsterabbey

Sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Evensong marking the 25th Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government at Westminster Abbey at 3.00pm on Sunday 15th April 2018 #CHOGM2018 #westminsterabbey

Address given by The Right Reverend Dr Karowei Dorgu, Bishop of Woolwich, at Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the …

Sermon given at Westminster Abbey on Easter Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #easter #easterday #westminsterabbey

However difficult, truth should be the lodestar by which we choose our words and fashion our political and journalistic language, including the use …

Speaker: Sir Stephen Lamport ; Chair: Lord Saatchi

The importance of truth cannot be underestimated. It is at the heart of those things which sustain a civilised society: trustworthiness, dependability, wise …

The truth of a situation is often genuinely hard to pin down. But, argues the Reverend Professor Vernon White, that provides no cover or excuse for giving up the pursuit of truth, which remains vital, and believing that …

Speakers: The Reverend Professor Michael Banner; John Raine; Rt Hon Jack Straw ; Chair: The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret’s Church 

Is the use of 'diplomatic truth' by …

Speaker: Professor Janet Soskice ; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster 

In classical Christian teaching God is not only …

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at a Sung Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes on 14th February 2018 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabby #ashwednesday

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at a Sung Eucharist on The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 2nd February 2018 #candlemas #westminsterabbey

The Coarsening of Political Language Speaker: Rt Hon Nick Clegg Interlocutor and Chair: Mark Easton

Monday 13th November at 6.30pm in The Lady …

Sermon given at Evensong on All Souls' Day 2017 by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall #allsoulsday #westminsterabbey

Sermon hive by the Archbishop of Canterbury at A Service to Mark the 500th Anniversary of the 95 Theses and the Start of the Reformation, held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017

Professor Alec Ryrie, a historian of Protestant Christianity and Professor at Durham University, on the Protestant Reformation and democracy. #westminsterabbey #reformation500

Address given by the Right Reverend Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of Crediton, at A Service for Queen Anne's School Caversham, held at Westminster Abbey …

Address was given by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Chartres KCVO ChStJ FSA, Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, at a Service to …

Sermon given by the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, Bishop at Lambeth, at Evensong celebrating the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey in the presence of The Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication Festival 2017 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 15th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide

Sermon given at the Festival Eucharist at Edwardtide by The Right Reverend Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, 14th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor by the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 13th October 2017 #westminsterabbey #edwardtide

Professor Alison Shell, University College London, discusses the work of PD James (1920-2014) in the last of a series of lectures on significant …

Sermon given at Judges Services 2017 by The Right Reverend Michael Doe, Preacher of Gray's Inn #westminsterabbey #judgesservice

Sermon given on Michaelmas by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Sub-Dean and Canon Theologian, Westminster Abbey #westminsterabbey #michaelmas

Dr Jane Williams, St Mellitus College, discusses the work of Barbara Pym (1913-1980) in the third of a series of four lectures on significant British …

The Sermon given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Oystermouth at Evensong commemorating the centenary of the birth of Blessed Oscar Romero. #romero100 #oscarromero #rowanwilliams …

The Reverend Canon Dr Jessica Martin, Ely Cathedral, discusses the work of novelist Dorothy L Sayers (1893-1957).

Address given by the Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain …

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary #westminsterabbey #virginmary #christianity #assumption

Address given by the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, The Reverend Steve Mason, at Matins attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, 2nd July …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day 2017 by the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #westminsterabby #speter #sermon #christianity #faith #saintpeter #stpetersday

Tribute given by Rob Brydon at A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Ronnie Corbett CBE #westminsterabbey #ronniecorbett #robbrydon #comedy

Address given by James Moir at A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Ronnie Corbett CBE #westminsterabbey #ronniecorbett #jamesmoir #comedy

Tribute given by Jimmy Tarbuck at A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Ronnie Corbett CBE #westminsterabbey #ronniecorbett #jimmytarbuck

Sermon given by The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, at the Sung Eucharist on the Day of Pentecost 2017. #westminsterabbey #pentecost #christianity #christian

Sermon given on Ascension Day 2017 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster #ascensionday #jesuschrist #christianity #westminsterabbey #sermon

The Address given by His Excellency The Honourable Alexander Downer AC, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, at a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2017 by tion
The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #Easter #Christianity #WestminsterAbbey #Christ

The Address given by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall at A Service of Hope following the terror attack in Westminster. The …

Speaker: The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Rector, St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey

Chair: Rt Hon Jack Straw

Tuesday 21st March 2017, 6.30 pm, The Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey

Part of Westminster Lectures: …

The Annual Charles Gore Lecture: Integrity and the Modern Intellectual Tradition. Speaker: Professor Marilynne Robinson; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. #WestminsterAbbey …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, gives the sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Ash Wednesday 2017 at Westminster Abbey: What is Lent …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for Epiphany 2017 by The Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon in Residence. #westminsterabbey #epiphany

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2016 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster #Christmas

Address given by The Earl of Wessex at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 24th November 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #dofe …

Address given by Sir James Galway OBE at The St Cecilia Service: A Celebration of Music, 23rd November 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #helpmusiciansuk #jamesgallway

How Impartial?, a Westminster Dialogue organised by the Westminster Abbey Institute. Speakers: Professor Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History and …

The Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2016 by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 1st November 2016 #westminsterabbey #allsaintsday #christianity #faith

Press Freedom; Press Responsibility, a Westminster Dialogue organised by the Westminster Abbey Institute. Speakers: Dame Ann Leslie, Columnist for …

The Sermon given at the Evensong with the London Mayors by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 16th October 2016. #westminsterabbey #londonmayors

The Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 16th October 2016 #westminsterabbey

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 13th October 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #edwardtheconfessor …

The Address given by Kevin Hyland OBE, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, at the Service to Commemorate the Work of William Wilberforce and Mark the United Kingdom's Commitment to Combat Modern Slavery, 12th October …

The Address given by The Right Honourable Theresa May MP, Prime Minister, at the Service to Commemorate the Work of William Wilberforce and Mark the United Kingdom's Commitment to Combat Modern Slavery, 12th October …

The Address given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan at the …

The Address given by His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, at the Service to Commemorate the Work of William Wilberforce …

Lord Hall of Birkenhead CBE, Director-General of the BBC, gives The Address at A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terry Wogan KBE DL, 27th September 2016 #WestminsterAbbey #TerryWogan #TonyHall …

Chris Evans, radio presenter, gives a Tribute at A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terry Wogan KBE DL, 27th September 2016 #WestminsterAbbey #TerryWogan #ChrisEvans #BBC #Radio2 #BBCRadio2 #radio

The Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force, The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, gives an address at the annual Battle of Britain Sunday service, 18th September 2016 #westminsterabbey …

The Lord Mayor's Chaplain, The Reverend Michael Macey, gives an address at the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey, 3rd July 2016. …

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London, gives an address at A Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, 30th June 2016. #westminsterabbey …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 29th June 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #stpetersday #stpeter #churchofengland #christian …

Addresses given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England, and Metropolitan, and the …

Sermon given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England, and Metropolitan, at the …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of Corpus Christi by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, 26th May 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #corpuschristi #churchofengland #christian …

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London, gives an address at the Centenary Service of Thanksgiving for the Courage and Endurance of Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his Men, 20th …

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on the Day of Pentecost, 15th May 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #pentecost #churchofengland #christian #religion

James I, the Abbey and the 'beauty of holiness', a lecture given by Dr Andrew Foster, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Kent. …

Lady Margaret Beaufort: the King's Mother and the King's Chapel, a lecture given by Dr Richard Rex, Reader in Reformation History, Queens' College, …

'Of suche as apperteigne to the gifte of a Prince': the architecture and fittings of Henry VII's Lady Chapel at Westminster, a lecture given by Christopher Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Architectural History, UCL. …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, gives an address at the ANZAC Day Service, 2016. #westminsterabbey #anzacday

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, gives an address at the Solemn Commemoration for the Victims in Tunisia, 2016. #westminsterabbey …

Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence, at Evensong on Easter Day 2016. #westminsterabbey #easter #churchofengland #christian #religion

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2016. #westminsterabbey #easter #churchofengland #christian #religion

Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, on Ash Wednesday, 10th February 2016 at Westminster Abbey. #westminsterabbey #ashwednesday #churchofengland #christian #religion

Father Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. CAP, Preacher to the Papal Household gives the Sermon at a Service of Holy Communion at the Inauguration of the …

Speaker: Baroness Jowell Interlocutor and Chair: Baroness D'Souza, Lord Speaker

It is neither superheroes nor automata but human beings who pace the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall, often feeling anything but …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, delivers the sermon on All Souls Day, 2nd November 2015

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London, gives the sermon at a special service to commemorate the 600th anniversary of The Battle of Agincourt

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Richard Chartres KCVO gives the address at a special service celebrating the lives of Armenian martyrs

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster at the Sung Eucharist for the Dedication of Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th October 2015

Sermon given by The Right Reverend Stephen Platten, Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London, at the Festival Eucharist on the National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor - 17th October 2015

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster at Sung Eucharist on 13th October 2015, The Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 1163, 1269

It is neither superheroes nor automata but human beings who pace the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall, often feeling anything but powerful.

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The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor The Lady Flight, attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of Blind Veterans UK at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 6th October 2015. The address was given …

The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2015.

The Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple, gave the address.

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The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF Chaplain-in-Chief, Royal Air Force, gives the sermon at a service of thanksgiving and rededication to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Sermon given at Sung Eucharist on St Peter's Day by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." @deanwestminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall preaches at Sung Eucharist on The …

The sermon, preached by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable The Lord Williams of Oystermouth, formerly Archbishop of Canterbury, at The Ordination and Consecration of Bishops at Westminster Abbey - 14th May 2015

The Dean of Westminster, The Very Reverend Dr John Hall delivers the sermon at Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day, 14th May 2015

The Address given by Professor Michael Wheeler, Visiting Professor at the Universities of Lancaster, Roehampton and Southampton at the 50th Annual Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale.

The Dean of Westminster Abbey, The Very Reverend John Hall, delivers the address at A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings on Saturday 25th April 2015

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This …

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White

Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This …

Speaker: Canon Professor Vernon White

Stand and Be Counted offers lectures and symposia for all those concerned with the health of Politics. This …

Recorded on Monday 23rd February at The Lady Chapel, Westminster

Speakers: Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Assistant Comissioner Helen King and selected …

Speakers: Professor David Reynolds and Professor Sir Hew Strachan Chair: Mark Easton, BBC Home Editor

Those gathered around the decision-making …

In a wide-ranging lecture entitled Humanising Hell – our Restless Conscience and the Search for Peace, Mr Hague reflected on the legacy of conflict from World War One to today, and called on Britain to maintain the …

The Feast of Dedication of a church is a celebration of the church building as a house of God and place of prayer.

The present Abbey Church was dedicated in 13th October 1269. Since 13th October is the principal feast …

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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th June at 12 noon.

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

We must admire the strength of character and determination of Edith Cavell and her commitment as a nurse to care for all without discrimination. She stands as an …

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester attended the annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2014.

Speaker: Claire Foster-Gilbert, Director, Westminster Abbey Institute

Chair: The Right Honourable The Baroness D’Souza CMG, Lord Speaker

Even if we know what is the right thing to do, and we want very much to do it, …

Speaker: Claire Foster-Gilbert, Director, Westminster Abbey Institute.

Why should we be moral? What motivates public servants to keep serving the …

Speaker: Claire Foster-Gilbert, Director, Westminster Abbey Institute.

A robust moral decision is one that clearly identifies the moral issues at stake and takes them into account. For those in public office, being …

Audio includes:

Wilfred Frost reads 'Remember Me' by David Harkins

George Frost reads his Poem following the dedication of the Memorial Stone.

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Her Majesty The Queen's Commonwealth Day Message A performance by the Pipes and Drums of Gordon's School A reflection by the Right …

We commit ourselves to living this Lent self-sacrificially, giving up ourselves to the service and love of God and spreading the gift and spirit of reconciliation.

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales represented Her Majesty The Queen at a Service to Celebrate the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa, at Westminster Abbey on Monday …

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales represented Her Majesty The Queen at a Service to Celebrate the Life and Work of Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa, at Westminster Abbey on Monday …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster Can we come to see God, to know God? The question is as old as time. And it has seemed to tease …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

The Right Honourable Alistair Carmichael MP, Secretary of State for Scotland and Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister for Scotland attended a …

Michael Ward chairing a panel discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Lewis's various endeavours and taking questions from the audience. On the …

Dr Malcolm Guite addresses the subject of Lewis’s Christian imagination. In works such as The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The …

Professor Alister McGrath addresses the subject of Lewis’s nonfiction Christian apologetics. In works such as Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain …

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended a Service to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the National Churches Trust at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 28th November 2013.

A charity supported by …

Audio includes: C S Lewis in the sole surviving recording of his broadcasts for BBC Radio, Douglas Gresham, younger stepson of C S Lewis reading from …

Drawing on findings from the £12m Religion and Society research programme, Professor Linda Woodhead demonstrated how significantly religious identity has changed in Britain since the 1980s, explaining why new, fluid …

John Izbicki, Lilian Levy and Victor Greenberg

Rabbi The Baroness Neuberger DBE, Senior Rabbi, West London Synagogue

As we remember the terror, the death and destruction, the loss of parents, family and friends, let us use today, Jews and Christians together, to …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. Today we remember with love and thanksgiving those who have died; a solemn and communal …

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster. Today, All Saints’ Day, the Church remembers and celebrates countless acts of heroism and heroic lives. The stories of the saints remind us of people without number …

Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on March 24th 1980. His statue stands on the facade of Westminster Abbey, in recognition of this modern martyr. The disturbing truth of his words was rooted in a deep attention …

The debate was part of the Institute’s inaugural events season, Telling the Truth. Speakers Wendy Cope, Sir Max Hastings, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP and Lord Winston addressed the joys, limits and liabilities of …

Damian Lewis reads The Harvest by Henry Birtles at a Service to Celebrate the Harvest for British Food Fortnight

Bishop of London's Sermon given at a Service to Celebrate the Harvest for British Food Fortnight