VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebrations
12th May 2025It was a time of celebration in the Diocese of Leicester as church, school and community united to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
News & Stories
Vocations – the Time is Now
28th April 2025Are you feeling a sense of calling to ordained ministry? Do you recognise the call in someone else? Right now, Bishop Saju is preparing a retreat for our new ordinands who will be ordained into the church this summer, and he wondered, who else might God be calling to diaconate and priesthood, to serve and lead in His church in the future?
Alleluia! Christ is Risen – Easter Sunday Confirmations
23rd April 2025It was an immensely joyful occasion on Easter Sunday morning as five were confirmed by Bishop Saju during a celebratory service with Holy Communion at St Paul’s Church in Woodhouse Eaves.
Words from Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju on the death of Pope Francis
21st April 2025Following the death of Pope Francis, aged 88, on Easter Monday morning, Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju paid tribute to his Holiness.
St Denys' Donkey
14th April 2025Palm Sunday at St Denys Church in Evington was an extra special celebration on Sunday as the service was taken out into the community.
The Bishops' Easter Message 2025
14th April 2025In their Easter message, The Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester and the Rt Revd Saju Muthalaly, Bishop of Loughborough reflect on the ways and places we might 'recognise' Jesus.
Cultivating a Christ-Centred, Vibrant and Mission-Focused Community
31st March 2025A service of welcome and commitment to shared ministry in the Benefice of the Resurrection was recently held to receive the Reverend Dr Vijay Kumar in his role as Pioneer Priest.
Worshipping Our Creator God in the Countryside
31st March 2025Bishop Saju recently joined Canon Malcolm Britton and around 150 other people from the farming communities and surrounding villages of Melton and Loughborough in an ecumenical ‘lambing service’ at Hall Farm in Brooksby.
Thanksgiving to Mark the Tenth Anniversary of Richard III's Reinterment
27th March 2025Leicester Cathedral was the site of a poignant and historic gathering last Wednesday (26 March 2025), as the city and county came together to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the reinterment of King Richard III.
Embracing the Bishops' Lent Appeal With Open Hearts and Generosity
27th March 2025With the Bishops’ Lent Appeal well underway, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have donated to the cause so far.
