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Chair of the Central Reader’s Council and Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, is calling for a greater focus on equipping non-ordained Christians to teach the faith.

Bishop Martyn recently confirmed six candidates of a wide variety of ages from the Sheepy and Fenn Lanes benefices.

Like our 320 churches around the Diocese, Leicester Cathedral is getting ready for commemorating the centenary of the Armistice this weekend with an array of moving floral displays as well as giant poppies painted on the grass in Cathedral Gardens.

Richard Worsfold has been installed by Bishop Martyn as the new Archdeacon of Leicester.

Lutterworth Church hosted seven confirmations by Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow at the weekend, with each of them publicly declaring their faith in God and being sent out to be a light in the world.

The St Philips Centre is running free sessions to help Christians learn more about Diwali and has produced this video from one event they held recently at St Denys Church, Evington.

Bishop Martyn was one of a number of guests of honour at the recent graduation ceremony of the Markfield Institute of Higher Education (MIHE).

The Church of England around Leicestershire is marking the centenary of the end of World War I with hundreds of events and services in coming days as well as on Remembrance Sunday

Leicester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers will ring a half-muffled quarter peal at the Cathedral for an hour on Friday evening in memory of those who died in the helicopter crash last weekend.

The Bishop of Leicester, Leicester City Mayor and Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner have joined forces to launch Leicester's Homelessness Charter.