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March 23, 2020

New Catholic school in Peterborough is named

Bishop Alan Hopes has announced that the new Catholic primary school due to open in Peterborough in September 2022, will be called St John Henry Newman […]
March 23, 2020

Walsingham shrine launches live streaming

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has launched a new website and 24/7 live streaming service to keep Catholics connected to its cycle of […]
March 22, 2020

Bishop’s birthday, radio message, volunteer thank-you

Latest news includes Bishop Alan celebrating his 76th birthday and speaking on Radio Suffolk, and a thank-you event for volunteers at St John’s Cathedral. Bishop Alan, […]
March 21, 2020

CAFOD provides online Sunday liturgy for children

The CAFOD education team has put together an online children’s liturgy which families can use at home during the current crisis when public Masses are suspended. […]
March 21, 2020

Catholics gain free online access to Mass readings

The Catholic magazine Magnificat has responded to the current Coronoanvirus crisis by waiving the subscription to its online version. This means that the faithful can get […]
March 20, 2020

Two pilgrimages and Ignite Festival are cancelled

A number of high-profile events around the Diocese of East Anglia have been cancelled or postponed following the measures put in place on March 16 by […]
March 19, 2020

April edition of Catholic East Anglia is now live online

The April 2020 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains a tribute to Archbishop Peter Smith, news about the immediate […]
March 19, 2020

Cardinal Vincent Nichols offers a message of hope

Cardinal Vincent Nichols offers a message of hope with Jesus, in response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic as public acts of worship will cease in Catholic […]
March 19, 2020

Priest launches podcast to beat the Coronavirus

A priest in self-isolation due to the Coronavirus has begun a podcast in order to continue his ministry. Fr Andrew Eburne, Catholic chaplain at the University […]
March 18, 2020

Public acts of worship to stop in Catholic churches

A letter from Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP, on behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, was issued today, stopping […]
March 18, 2020

Radio Maria builds hope through daily broadcasts

During the current Coronavirus crisis, Catholics can hear a daily Mass through the Cambridge-based station Radio Maria Radio Maria is also strengthening faith by daily broadcasts […]
March 14, 2020

Updated Coronavirus guidelines from the CBCEW

In light of the fast-evolving situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales has published updated guidelines and useful information for parishes. […]
March 14, 2020

Bishop Alan joins call for rededication of our country

In his pastoral letter for the third Sunday in Lent, Bishop Alan Hopes writes about Mary as the church’s spiritual mother and the opportunity to rededicate […]
March 13, 2020

Churches in Ipswich enjoy the Bible in music and art

Churches Together in Ipswich gathered for an event called “Enjoy the Bible – Sensing the Sacred Through Music and Art” on Saturday March 7, as part of […]
March 12, 2020

Fr Sandro talks about Ethiopian mission role

Our Lady of Lourdes, Sawston and St John Fisher Cambourne welcomed back Fr Sandro Barbieri, who had spent several months with the parish studying English a […]