News & Stories


Journey in Faith

We are now taking bookings for the 2021/22 academic year. Find out more, download our new leaflet and learn more about the course here.


Well-loved statue moves into re-opened St Martins House

This morning (17 May) saw not only the re-opening of the diocesan offices in St Martins House, but also the relocation to it of the much-loved "Statue of the Welcoming Christ" from Launde Abbey, the diocesan Retreat House, and the opening of Cafe No 7 (formerly the White Rose café), which is open to the public and located in St Martins House, next to the Cathedral.


Confirmations at Leicester Cathedral 

On Sunday 16 May a service of confirmation and baptism took place at Leicester Cathedral.


Bishop Martyn's Anglican Discipleship book launches new Grove series

The new book is available in paperback from Christian Resources book shop



Young Christian women's podcast project

You can listen here to an inspiring interview broadcast by presenter Jo Bostock on BBC Radio Leicester's Sunday faith programme on 8 May 2021 with young Christians from some of our churches in the diocese talking about their new podcast project. Our Youth Ministry Officer Mike Kelly introduces their project.


Bishop's Chaplain Announcement

Chaplain Rev Rosie Woodall will be leaving the diocese this summer.


Join our Race Matters Webinar a year on from George Floyd's murder

Bishop Martyn talks to the author of Ghost Ship: Institutional racism and the Church of England.


Thy Kingdom Come 2021

This week marks the beginning of Thy Kingdom Come, an annual, global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension through to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus.


CLLAMS urge local Christians to write to their MP in response to the proposed New Plan for Immigration

Christians in Leicester & Leicestershire Against Modern Slavery (CLLAMS) is sending a letter to the Home Office in response to the proposed New Plan for Immigration – and is encouraging churches in the diocese to send their responses directly to the Home Office too, as well as encouraging individual congregants to contact their local MP about it.

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