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October 28, 2018

Alive in Faith – bringing good news to the poor

A £10,000 Alive in Faith grant has been made to the Reach Community Projects ecumenical group specifically to enable community outreach workers to address issues associated […]
October 26, 2018

Norfolk Sisters make First Profession and renew vows

Two Sisters from the Norfolk-based Daughters of Divine Charity have made their First Profession and two more renewed their vows during a Mass in Chesterfield. Sr […]
October 24, 2018

Bishop Alan reports on Ad Limina visit to Rome

“Pope Francis told us to be joyful in the gospel, to pray more intensely and fix our eyes always on the Lord,” recalled Bishop Alan Hopes, […]
October 23, 2018

First chance to read November East Anglia newspaper

The November edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from Bishop Alan’s Ad Limina visit to Rome, […]
October 22, 2018

Peter finds a different culture in the Philippines

As part of formation at the Venerable English College, seminarians are encouraged to pursue pastoral experience in a radically different culture, and when his time came, […]
October 21, 2018

The mission goes on door-to-door in St Ives

In the third article in our series on the Proclaim Mission in Sacred Heart of Jesus parish, St Ives, Fr Karol Porczak asked participants for their […]
October 19, 2018

Pilgrimage for life converges on Walsingham

Pilgrims from across England converged on the Catholic National Shrine at Little Walsingham for the Pilgrimage of Reparation and Prayer for the Sanctity of Life on […]
October 17, 2018

Norwich curry lunch will aid Kerala flood victims

The Norwich Catholic Malayalee community has been rallying around to raise money and supplies to help rebuild their home region of Kerala in southern India which […]
October 12, 2018

An inspiring day for SVP King’s Lynn conference members

On September 27, the feast of St Vincent de Paul, the St Mary’s SVP Conference in King’s Lynn gathered in the Holy Family church for a […]
October 11, 2018

Jesus asks us a challenging question

On Home Mission Sunday in mid September, we were invited to think about how we’d answer Jesus’ question, ‘Who do you say I am?’ For some the […]
October 10, 2018

Fr Luke installed as new priest in Brandon and Mildenhall

The youngest parish priest in the Diocese of East Anglia, 34-year-old Fr Luke Goymour, has been formally installed in the parish of Brandon and Mildenhall on […]
October 10, 2018

700 attend Peñafrancia celebration on Norfolk Broads

Around 700 devotees attended the eighth annual celebration of Our lady of Peñafrancia’s religious festivities which culminated with a High Mass in the church grounds of […]
October 6, 2018

Hand-made quilt is crafty way to raise cash for CAFOD

A group parishioners from St George’s parish in Norwich who have raised over £100,000 for the international development charity CAFOD over the last 30 years have […]
October 6, 2018

Diocese releases statement on Fr Cornelius O’Brien

  Following a press enquiry, the Diocese of East Anglia has issued a public statement about former priest Fr Cornelius O’Brien, who died in Wymondham in […]
October 5, 2018

Proclaiming the Gospel door-to-door in Cambridgeshire

The Proclaim group from St Ives parish have been door-to-door visiting in the village of Knapwell, led by Fr Karol Porczak. Here they tell us of […]