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June 4, 2020
The CAFOD Plus group in Stowmarket parish organised a soup lunch with a difference last week – it was held online via Zoom, writes Jane Crone […]
May 28, 2020
Pope Francis will take part in an online church service alongside the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and a number of other senior UK church leaders […]
May 19, 2020
Despite lockdown, news from across the Diocese of East Anglia has been flowing thick and fast and visitors to the diocesan website have doubled. In March […]
May 18, 2020
Five years ago Pope Francis issued his second encyclical Laudato Si’. Recalling this he’s invited us to participate in Laudato Si’ week from May 16-24 writes […]
May 12, 2020
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has responded to the UK Government’s Covid-19 recovery strategy, released on May 11. In a statement, the CBCEW […]
May 11, 2020
The Vatican-based Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) has restated Pope Francis’ appeal for all religious believers to unite in a day of prayer, fasting and […]
May 6, 2020
Wells-next-the-Sea parishioner Prisca Hastings writes of grace-filled moments amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last time I wrote about my time in Jamaica as a volunteer with a […]
May 4, 2020
Local historian and member of St Edmund’s Church in Bury St Edmunds, John Saunders, explores the story of Saint Edmund, the true whereabouts of his remains […]
May 3, 2020
Writing on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, the five Metropolitan Archbishops have addressed the Covid-19 pandemic and, specifically, the measures taken and […]
May 2, 2020
A Suffolk Augustine friar was among the first to take on the feared Chasers in new ITV quiz show Beat the Chasers last week. Fr George […]
May 1, 2020
Fr Arockiya Seelan Poobalan, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart and St Oswald’s, Peterborough, has committed himself to 12 hours of Prayer and Adoration from 8am to […]
May 1, 2020
In his monthly series of reflections, Deacon Peter Coates from Woodbridge looks at the problem of pain and offers some thoughts on how to address it. […]
May 1, 2020
Pope Francis has written a letter to the faithful for the month of May to encourage them and offer some prayers. Dear Brothers and Sisters, The […]
April 29, 2020
An online initiative to help the Christian community across Norfolk respond to the developing Covid-19 crisis has been backed by senior church and charity leaders including […]
April 27, 2020
The Right Rev Patrick Leo McCartie, Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, has died at the age of 94. Bishop McCartie was Bishop of Northampton from February 20, 1990 […]