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April 12, 2019

Bishop Alan reflects on the first Easter morning

Bishop Alan reflects on two marvellous encounters on the very first Easter morning. ‘He is not here; he has risen!’ These are the words of the […]
April 11, 2019

Centenarian duo join Cambridgeshire pilgrims

Two centenarian pilgrims joined other Cambridgeshire Catholics for a quarterly Mass of Anointing and celebration tea at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sawston, arranged by the […]
April 11, 2019

Beccles parish celebrates successful year of fund-raising

Parishioners of St Benet’s Beccles have gathered to celebrate a successful year of fundraising when they supported buying a Public Access Defibrillator and Guide Dogs for […]
April 9, 2019

Change of headteacher at St John Fisher in Peterborough

Following the retirement of headteacher Sean Hayes after more than ten years, Kate Pereira is set to take over the role at St John Fisher Catholic […]
April 6, 2019

CAFOD young leader takes up challenge in Cambourne

Anastasia Ward, a CAFOD sixth form Young Leader from St Mary’s School Cambridge has taken up the challenge of leading a First Holy Communion group session […]
April 5, 2019

Peterborough high school celebrates 60th anniversary

St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough has celebrated its 60th anniversary, and marked the retirement of its headteacher, with a special Mass. The Mass […]
April 5, 2019

Special reunion as Bishop visit James Paget Hospital

Bishop Alan Hopes visited the James Paget hospital in Gorleston on April 2 and for one member of staff there was the opportunity for a very […]
April 4, 2019

Ely priest celebrates a golden 50 years of ministry

Ely priest Fr Anthony Shryane celebrated 50 years of ministry as a priest with a Mass on Saturday, March 2, at St Etheldreda church, reports Mary […]
April 2, 2019

Making the stranger welcome at your church

Are you prepared to welcome the stranger asks Rebecca Bretherton, who gives some ideas on how to go about doing it. Last summer a young student […]
March 27, 2019

First chance to read the April Catholic East Anglia paper

The April 2019 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news of a record number of young East Anglian Catholics […]
March 26, 2019

New Yorkers are happy to wear outward signs of faith

American Catholics are unafraid to wear their Ash Wednesday crosses as an outward sign of faith, as Bungay parishioner Pio Altarelli discovered on a recent visit […]
March 23, 2019

A long but rewarding mission journey to Cambodia

A cold early morning in January saw a clutch of Bury St Edmund’s parishioners begin their long journey to Cambodia to visit their twinned St John’s […]
March 18, 2019

Former Anglican vicar is ordained as Catholic priest

Australian former Anglican vicar, Dcn Sam Randall, was ordained to the Catholic priesthood by Bishop Alan Hopes at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in […]
March 18, 2019

Bishop Alan celebrates his 75th birthday in Norwich

Bishop Alan Hopes marked his 75th birthday yesterday when parishioners of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich gathered in the Narthex after the Solemn Mass […]
March 15, 2019

Ipswich priest Sam is honoured on his 80th birthday

Fr Francis (Sam) Leeder was presented with a letter from Bishop Alan and more than £1,000 to celebrate his 80th birthday after parishioners at St Pancras […]