News
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November 18, 2019
The work of Caritas East Anglia was formally commissioned by Bishop Alan Hopes at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich on Sunday November […]
November 16, 2019
This Sunday has been set aside by Pope Francis as the annual ‘Day for the Poor’ and in his pastoral letter Bishop Alan says it is […]
November 15, 2019
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a chance to go on a mission to Jamaica and details of the oldest Catholic church […]
November 14, 2019
A Bury St Edmunds parishioner with an intriguing life story has celebrated his 100th birthday at a special Mass. John Sanders reports: “It is rare for someone […]
November 12, 2019
Parishioners at St Mary’s, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich marked Remembrance Sunday with a waterfall of poppies around the church door. Jean McSorley from St Mary’s writes: “Could […]
November 12, 2019
Prayers have been said in Peterborough in memory of the 39 Vietnamese victims found dead in a lorry container in Essex recently. Vietnamese prospective seminarian, Peter […]
November 11, 2019
An experienced Catholic choirmaster has offered to help parishes and schools in East Anglia reintroduce the riches of Latin and Plainchant. Paul Henriksen, who lives in […]
November 11, 2019
A Southwold grandmother has described her new confidence in speaking about her faith, after successfully completing an online diocesan course in Catechetics. Laurette Burton, from the […]
November 8, 2019
In the former sacristy, down a spiral staircase, deep under St John’s Cathedral in Norwich, are hundreds of boxes comprising the Diocese of East Anglia Archives. […]
November 6, 2019
Diocese of East Anglia priest Fr Michael Rear has written a Pilgrim’s Guide to Rome, reviewed here by Fr Tony Rogers. I devour travel literature, but […]
November 5, 2019
Fr Paul Maddison, former Parish Priest of March, has taken a further step in his vocation as a Benedictine monk at Douai Abbey, near Reading. Under […]
October 31, 2019
An international network of Catholic radio stations dedicated to prayer may soon have a branch in East Anglia. Sarah Taylor is part of a group of […]
October 31, 2019
Teachers, priests and religious from around the diocese met recently at Newmarket to study the Church’s teaching on marriage and family life. Fr Paul Grogan of […]
October 30, 2019
Over 1000 pilgrims braved heavy rain to take part in a pilgrimage to Walsingham of reparation and prayer for the Sanctity of Life. Pilgrims joined the […]
October 29, 2019
Three young women have been accepted as Postulants with the Daughters of Divine Charity at their convent in Swaffham. The Sisters – who became famous through […]