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February 7, 2020

Bishop pays tribute to Haverhill priest Fr Michael Teader

Bishop Alan has announced that Fr Michael Teader, parish priest at St Felix in Haverhill, died peacefully this morning (February 7). “It is with great sadness […]
February 7, 2020

Ignite youth team set spiritual fires across East Anglia

The Ignite Team has set spiritual fires across the diocese with their recent Glow retreat days. Team member Emily Murphy reports. Glow is designed as a […]
February 6, 2020

CAFOD helps train young leaders across East Anglia

Students from secondary schools across East Anglia met at Notre Dame High School in Norwich in January for the second of three CAFOD Young Leadership training […]
February 4, 2020

Papal blessing honour for Suffolk ship visitor Julian

Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) Felixstowe ship visitor and parish contact Julian Wong has been awarded a Papal Blessing in recognition of his work with […]
February 4, 2020

Norwich parish provides warm welcome at winter party

Bringing the generations together, St George’s Parish Proclaim team in Norwich organized a Winter Party at the end of January.  Monica Barnham reports. The Proclaim team […]
February 3, 2020

Defibrillator gift, ecumenical service, pilgrimage chance

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia are a defibrillator gift to a town, an ecumenical service and a pilgrimage opportunity. A defibrillator unit […]
January 29, 2020

150 Christians unite for chain of prayer in Norwich

Well over 150 people gathered in the Anglican Cathedral in Norwich during the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity to form a ‘Chain of Prayer’ reports […]
January 29, 2020

Parish youngsters enjoy retreat at Norfolk convent

Children from St Mary’s Great Yarmouth and St Peter’s Gorleston Faith Club were taken to Swaffham Convent for their Christmas outing on December 20, reports Chris […]
January 28, 2020

New Newman digital archive has East Anglia links

A new online digital archive of 8,000 letters written to and by Cardinal John Henry Newman has just been launched online with a number of links […]
January 27, 2020

Hundreds of Readers re-commissioned across East Anglia

Hundreds of parishioners who regularly proclaim the Scripture readings at Masses across East Anglia were given the opportunity to be re-commissioned on Sunday January 26 in […]
January 26, 2020

New Rector of Walsingham National Shrine is named

The appointment of the Rt Rev Mgr Canon Philip Moger as the next Rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has been welcomed […]
January 24, 2020

Bishop Alan tells Times that Catholic schools are diverse

Bishop Alan Hopes has written to The Times to set the record straight after one of its columnists argued that faith schools create discrimination and division. […]
January 24, 2020

Hoveton’s crib figures honour beloved parishioner

On the Feast of Epiphany 2020, St Helen’s Hoveton celebrated the anniversary of their first Crib Festival, with a blessing of their new Crib Figures.  The […]
January 23, 2020

First chance to read the February Catholic East Anglia

The February 2020 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from an Epiphany Youth Mass and fireworks, […]
January 22, 2020

Southwold churches benefit from pilot funding scheme

Sacred Heart church in Southwold has successfully taken part in a pilot government scheme into the sustainability of listed places of worship and was granted funds […]