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March 14, 2019

Bishop expresses sorrow as priest is jailed for abuse

Fr Francis McDermott, a retired priest from the Diocese of Northampton, who was found guilty of abusing six children during the 1970s in London, High Wycombe […]
March 13, 2019

Matthew takes over in diocesan chief financial role

Matthew Fernandez-Graham has been appointed as Director of Finance and Resources for the Diocese following John Pitt’s retirement after 12 years. Matthew first moved to the […]
March 13, 2019

John retires after 12 years in diocese chief finance role

After 12 years with the Diocese of East Anglia, Lt Col John Pitt has retired as Diocesan Financial Secretary. John has had a varied career as […]
March 12, 2019

Tributes paid after Fr David Hennessy dies peacefully

Fr David Hennessy, a former parish priest in Felixstowe and ex-headmaster of St Joseph’s College in Ipswich, has died peacefully after a long illness. Bishop Alan […]
March 11, 2019

Over 60 people welcomed at Church’s Rite of Election

Over 60 people seeking to become members of the Catholic Church were personally greeted by Bishop Alan Hopes at the Rite of Election service at St […]
March 9, 2019

Bishop Alan addresses abuse revelations in the Church

In his pastoral letter for the first Sunday in Lent (March 10) Bishop Alan Hopes addresses the recent revelations about abuse in the Catholic Church. Dear […]
March 8, 2019

Lent Week 1 – Examen

In the first of the Ignite Team’s weekly Lent blog posts, we look at one way of taking Jesus’ call to repent seriously: the Examen. Today […]
March 5, 2019

Cathedral choristers on song with pancake race fun

Young choristers from the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich had fun warming up for their singing practice with some pancake races to mark […]
March 4, 2019

Flame 2019 lights up youth faith at Wembley

A record 200 people from across the Diocese of East Anglia joined 8,000 young people at Wembley Arena for Flame 2019, the country’s largest gathering of […]
March 4, 2019

Lenten preparation for Promised Land of new life in Jesus

As we approach the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday (March 6), Bishop Alan Hopes has written a reflection on this important time in the Christian […]
March 3, 2019

Children’s choir, refugee rucksacks and dinner speech

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes an inter-faith children’s choir, a refugee rucksack project and an entertaining Norwich dinner. The All Souls […]
March 1, 2019

Dowry Tour reaches St John’s Cathedral in Norwich

The two-year Dowry Tour, intended to help prepare Catholics spiritually for England’s re-dedication as the Dowry of Mary in 2020, reached St John’s Cathedral in Norwich […]
February 25, 2019

Suffolk parish’s Calais refugee support after Pope’s plea

A hugely generous response from St Edmunds Bungay and Harleston to the Pope’s “moral imperative” to assist the exiled, the migrant, and the refugee, enabled parishioner […]
February 23, 2019

Tributes paid to much-loved Gorleston Sacristan

St Peter the Apostle in Gorleston was crowded on Wednesday February 6 for the funeral of long-serving and much-loved Sacristan, Bernard Power. Two of St Peter’s […]
February 22, 2019

Charity carols, Catenian dinner and Holocaust memorial

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes charity carols in King’s Lynn, a Catenian dinner and a Holocaust memorial day. The Syro Malabar […]