Safeguarding
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August 29, 2023
Diocese of East Anglia Safeguarding Coordinator, Mick Thurley, recently spoke to over 150 criminal justice delegates on the subject of Safeguarding within the Catholic Church at […]
March 8, 2023
Fr Dennis Finbow, a retired priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, has today (March 8) been sentenced to six-and-a-half-years in jail for three historic (non-recent) […]
March 7, 2023
Forgiveness is not enough in cases of abuse committed by members of the Church says Pope Francis in his March Pope Video – action must also […]
December 3, 2022
The appointment of a new independent provider for a national support service for the victims and survivors of church-related abuse has been welcomed in the Diocese […]
October 20, 2022
Today, the Panel of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has published its final report after seven years of work. The Catholic Council welcomes this […]
October 6, 2022
Replenished Life was the theme as 35 delegates from across East Anglia met in Newmarket for the annual Safeguarding Conference in September. Simon and Caroline […]
September 13, 2022
Bishop Alan Hopes, has recorded a short video message about the importance placed on safeguarding within the Diocese of East Anglia. “The Diocese firmly believes […]
June 28, 2022
This summer has seen all the priests and deacons working in the Diocese of East Anglia attending sessions to continue their on-going safeguarding training. At the […]
May 13, 2022
Tuesday May 17 marks the Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse. This is observed on the Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter […]
March 16, 2022
Over 130 people working with children and young people in the Diocese of East Anglia joined two Zoom events recently to learn about the Catholic Church’s […]
February 17, 2022
Fr Dennis Finbow, a retired priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, was recently charged by officers from Cambridgeshire Police, with five non-recent child sexual abuse […]
November 22, 2021
The Diocese of East Anglia has an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join our diocesan team on a part-time basis. Term: Fixed Term Contract (6-12 months) with the […]
November 15, 2021
Sebastian Carro, the National Trainer from the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) gave an update to parish safeguarding representatives at a recent training morning. The morning was […]
April 27, 2021
Catholics throughout the Diocese of East Anglia are asked to join the Church’s national Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse on Tuesday May 4, 2021 […]
January 5, 2021
As we enter a third lockdown, Caritas East Anglia is putting on a follow-up webinar on The Richness of Many Years of Life, to encourage us to reach […]