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Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of people seeking sanctuary. It’s been running in the UK since 1998. This year is its 25th Anniversary. The theme is compassion and throughout the week from 19th – 25th June, St Mary the Virgin Church will be celebrating what compassion looks like in action.

A shrine dedicated the Virgin Mary’s rescue of a drowning boy will be the destination of a pilgrimage taken by the residents of former mining village Penrhiwceiber as they begin celebrations of local church’s anniversary.

Music and local talent are an integral part to celebrating the heritage of our churches and their communities. During the Churches Unlocked Festival 2023, over 50 events are dedicated to making joyful noise including a concert by the Aber Valley Male Voice Choir. With such a rich history of choral singing in Wales, we take a brief look at its origins.

The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir, established in 1959, are noted for supporting charitable causes from raising money for numerous church funds to enhancing support for disability and medical condition-related charities. They will be performing at St Martin's Church, Caerphilly, on 11th June for the Churches Unlocked Festival 2023.

There are some 26 churches dedicated to St Illtud in Wales, of which four feature in the Churches Unlocked Festival this year. But who was Saint Illtyd and why is he so important to Wales? Historian Philip Morris tells us more...

The Coronation will be a “significant and happy” occasion for the nation.

How the Diocese of Llandaff is celebrating the coronation of King Charles III.