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March 15, 2022
After a year as Diocesan Fertility Awareness Methods Co-ordinator, Dr Jessica Beckett is moving away because of her husband’s job. She shares her parting reflections on […]
March 14, 2022
The Ignite Youth Mission Team has recruited its first team member for this autumn with the appointment of Elliott Cannon from Birmingham. The Ignite Youth […]
March 12, 2022
Bishop David Oakley of Northampton joined Bishop Alan Hopes at Fisher House in Cambridge to celebrate a Mass for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. […]
March 9, 2022
Celebrations to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Abbey of St Edmund, in Bury St Edmunds, will get fully underway this spring after being delayed for over […]
March 8, 2022
The Faithful Stewards of God’s Gifts project has now run in seven parishes across the diocese. The programme takes parishioners on a journey of reflection over […]
March 7, 2022
During the winter months, St John’s Cathedral has been providing a night shelter four nights a week for homeless people. The Winter Night Shelter is run […]
March 4, 2022
Recent news from around the diocese includes a Fair Trade stall in Bury St Edmunds, artwork for the World Day of Prayer, and a pancake event […]
March 3, 2022
Prayer and fasting for Ukraine was the focus as Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass at St John’s Cathedral. Bishop Alan announced: “As […]
March 2, 2022
St Mary’s in Yarmouth is offering an opportunity to ‘Sponsor a Slate’ as part of essential work to replace concrete tiles on the church roof. The […]
March 1, 2022
Elizabeth Peck, a Catholic author in Cambridge, has recently published a children’s catechetical book called ‘God Is Not a Man in The Sky’. The book is a […]
February 28, 2022
Francis Fitzherbert, Lord Stafford, paid a visit to Our Lady and St Walstan’s church in Costessey, which is built on land donated by his ancestors. The […]
February 16, 2022
Fr Francis ‘Sam’ Leeder, who served as a priest at St Pancras in Ipswich for almost 45 years, died on Sunday aged 82. Bishop Alan Hopes […]
February 16, 2022
Students at St Albans High School in Ipswich are changing the way they get to school, recycle and garden as they work towards CAFOD’s Live Simply […]
February 15, 2022
Bishop Alan Hopes visited north Norfolk to bless Blessed Rosalie Rendu House, the second stage of a project for the homeless run by the St Vincent […]
February 14, 2022
To mark the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated a Mass at St John’s Cathedral with an opportunity to receive the Sacrament […]