Our learning library

Below, you will find highlights from our extensive collection of films, podcasts and written resources.

Search keywords in our library to find exactly what you’re looking for – or use the filters to find resources by audience, theme and type.

Audience
a screengrab from the film
Film and video
Church
Pope Francis
Pope Leo
Roman Catholicism

From Francis to Leo: Continuity, Change and the Papacy in 2025

Anna Rowlands and Paula Gooder reflect on a year of continuity and change for the Roman Catholic Church, looking back at the legacy of Pope Francis and exploring the shape of Pope Leo’s papacy so far.
Bisi stands at the microphone and lectern as she delivers a talk in the Wren Suite in St Paul's Cathedral
Film and video
Bible
Black History Month
Black spirituality
Diversity
New Testament

Possessed or Powerful?

Olabisi Obamakin draws on her Yorùbá heritage to look afresh at the story in Acts of a slave girl who is said to have a ‘Pythian spirit’ which enables her to tell oracles.
Alison wears a black jacket and shirt with a clerical collar and is photographed inside a church
Written reflection
All Souls
Remembrance
Remembrance

A Month of Remembering

Alison Joyce considers the act of remembering, and why it matters, this November.
Two black men are standing on a stage in the Cathedral and laughing as they converse
Film and video
Activism
Black experience
Common Good
Diversity
Humanism
Identity
Inclusion

A Master Class on Being Human: bridging divides for a better world

Brad Braxton and Anthony Pinn demonstrate that constructive dialogue among people of opposing views is essential, and how open exchange, respecting not masking differences, fosters the common good.
family looking at the dome from the millenium bridge
Information sheet
Cathedral
SEND

Visual story for familes

Use our visual story to help prepare for your visit with us. Designed for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to support familiarity with the space, the experience and the people here before your visit.
A still from the film in which Morwenna stands in the Wren Suite speaking to an audience
Film and video
Church
Early church
Trinity

We believe... The Nicene Creed 1,700 years on

Morwenna Ludlow gives a very brief history of how the Creed of Nicaea came to be, what it sought to address, and how it relates to other creeds and early statements of faith.
Ellen wears a clerical collar and robes while standing at a lectern, her hand outstretched as she talks
Written reflection
Evelyn Underhill
George Herbert
Julian of Norwich
Margaret Spufford
Mysticism
Mystics
Thomas Traherne

Down-to-earth mysticism

Ellen Clark-King explores mysticism through some well-known and lesser-known mystics this October.
Allen stands at a lectern on a stage in St Paul's Cathedral, arms out in front of him as he speaks to an audience
Film and video
Cathedral
History
Life stories
London
War
WW2
WW2

Churchill and St Paul's: Icons of the finest hour

Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives Centre, reflects on key moments through history where Sir Winston Churchill and St Paul's Cathedral's paths crossed.
Martin stands at a microphone in the Wren Suite
Film and video
Bible
Community
Old Testament
Poetry
Prayer

Living the Psalms today

Martin Wroe explores the Psalms, considers psalms and poetry, and reflects on their relevance for our life today.
a woman peeps through a door way into a library with a surprised expression on her face and the words Lost in the Triforium! Help us explore St Paul's hidden roof spaces appear on screen
Film and video
Architecture
Cathedral
Virtual tour

Lost in the Triforium! Help us explore St Paul’s hidden roof spaces

Join us on an adventure as we search through the attic of the Cathedral for some of our Cathedral staff. Along the way, you’ll discover amazing spaces like the Library and objects like the Great Model of St Paul’s. This film has both BSL translation and captions.