Bishops Take The Knee
8th June 2020The Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough 'Took The Knee' outside Leicester Cathedral to mark two weeks since George Floyd's death and highlight injustice in our own society.
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Bishop's letter in The Times calls for full inquiry into impact of COVID-19 and Government action to tackle racism
5th June 2020The Bishop of Loughborough is calling for a comprehensive public enquiry following this week's report highlighting disparities in impact of the Coronavirus, as well as urging the Government to outline what steps will be taken to tackle racial prejudice more widely.
BBC Radio 4 broadcasts Bishop Guli's Lent Talk
9th April 2020The Bishop of Loughborough's 15 minute Lent meditation was broadcast as part of a series in Holy Week.
Bishop's Lent Pilgrimage around Leicestershire community and social action projects
17th February 2020Bishop Guli undertaking more than 30 visits and a charity ‘sleep out' as part of a Lent Pilgrimage
Bishops' Lent Appeal to raise funds for Cook and Eat Hubs
10th February 2020Our Bishops have chosen the Together Leicester Cook and Eat project for this year's Lent Appeal
Bishop's call for European churches to strengthen solidarity
31st January 2020The Conference for European Churches commits to ongoing cooperation post Brexit and calls for prayers and work towards reconciliation.
Bishiop Guli's latest Radio 4 'Thought For The Day'
20th January 2020Read the text of the Bishop of Loughborough's most recent BBC Radio 4 Thought For The Day about her prayer, as an Iranian and a Christian, that ongoing responses to the death of Iranian General Soleimani will draw on traditions reflected in Iran's poetry, its rich culture and in the worship of the magi at the feet of the Christ child.
Bishop Guli becomes an Honorary Doctor of Laws
16th January 2020University of Leicester awards Honorary Degree to Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Loughborough
Bishops' Christmas hopes for everyone to encounter God who journeyed towards us
16th December 2019Watch Bishops Martyn and Guli's Christmas message
Bishop Guli's newspaper article about our vision for a truly diverse Church
21st October 2019Bishop Guli has written a feature for the Church of England Newspaper about our vision for real transformation in Diocese of Leicester churches that will see worshippers willing to be changed by encounter with others.
