Building Friendships Through Shared Hospitality
14th September 2026This summer, St Philip’s Centre helped bring together women from different faiths and communities through a series of visits, conversations and shared meals.
News & Stories
Blessing the Boundary and Celebrating Community Cohesion Through Cricket
1st June 2026Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation marked the start of the new cricket season with its annual Season Blessing. The event included a multi-faith blessing by religious and community leaders from across Leicestershire, in a service led by the Ven Richard Trethewey, Archdeacon of Leicester, and was a celebration of unity, reflection and community spirit.
Bishop’s Study Day Explores Christians and Politics
26th May 2026Clergy and lay leaders recently gathered for a Bishop’s Study Day on the theme of Christians and Politics, to learn more about how our faith inspires our engagement with social and political issues.
Launch of “Faith in the Public Square"
10th May 2026Bishop Martyn and his Social Policy Advisor, Florence Gildea, have launched a blog designed to help Christian leaders participate in public debates about contested questions. The aim behind “Faith in the Public Square” is to bring evidence from the social sciences together with theology to help readers think through areas of our common life which are the subject of heated debate.
Marking One Year as an Intercultural City
7th April 2026Around 120 people from organisations across the city gathered at Leicester Cathedral to mark one year since the launch of the Intercultural City project, to hear about the successes so far, and to make pledges for the future.
Reframing Resilience: Lived Experience of the Filipino Chaplaincy in the Diocese
17th September 2025As we continue sharing stories during East & Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month, we hear from Revd Fr. Herbert Jr F Fadriquela as he reflects upon the lived experience of the Filipino Chaplaincy in the Diocese of Leicester. A Eucharistic Pilgrimage of Faith, Hope, and Solidarity...
Creationtide 2025 - Peace with Creation
1st September 2025Creationtide is a month of unity, when Christians around the world celebrate the beauty and wonder of creation and commit to caring for our common home.
South Asian Heritage Month - A Time for Reflection and Action
17th July 2025The theme for this year's South Asian Heritage Month, which runs from 18 July – 17 August, is 'Roots to Routes'.
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).
Together in Hope - Building An Intercultural City
6th March 2025A community gathering to exchange thoughts and feelings and explore how Leicester can continue to grow as an ‘intercultural city’ was hosted by Leicester Cathedral on Monday (3 March).
