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October 8, 2023

Bishop Peter celebrates with King’s Lynn school

Bishop Peter Collins visited St Martha’s RC Primary School in King’s Lynn to celebrate its Gospel Assembly on Monday September 18, reports headteacher Rachel Edwards. “Following […]
September 30, 2023

750 pupils from across Diocese attend Schools Mass

Around 750 pupils from all 28 Catholic schools across the Diocese of East Anglia gathered in St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich on Friday September […]
September 19, 2023

Bishop Peter outlines his vision for Catholic education

In a Pastoral Letter for Education Sunday, Bishop Peter Collins outlines his vision for Catholic education within the Diocese of East Anglia. The reasons why the […]
September 6, 2023

Catholic schools offer something special to their pupils

At the start of the academic year, Kate Pereira, Headteacher of St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough, outlines the many positive reasons for sending […]
August 16, 2023

Bishop Peter Collins backs campaign to “scrap the cap”

Bishop Peter Collins and several Catholic bishops in England have added their support to the Catholic Union’s campaign to scrap the cap on faith-based admissions to […]
August 9, 2023

Two amazing weeks with 1.5m pilgrims in Portugal

A 57-strong Diocese of East Anglia mostly-young pilgrims spent almost two weeks at World Youth Day in Portugal, having a fun, joyful and faith-enriching time. Keith […]
July 24, 2023

Ignite Youth Team graduation at St John’s Cathedral

The end of a year spent working as part of the Ignite Youth Team was marked with a “graduation” Mass at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich […]
July 24, 2023

Winning East Anglian pupils receive their prizes

Presentations of Knights of St Columba competition awards to winning entries at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School (July 20) and St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Costessey […]
July 19, 2023

Momentous first year for new Peterborough school

The newest Catholic school in the country – in Peterborough – has just completed its first year. Mark Cooper, headteacher of St John Henry Newman VA […]
July 3, 2023

Pupils’ winning East Anglia prayers and paintings

Winning prayers and pictures from pupils across East Anglian Catholic schools have been announced in competitions run by the Knights of St Columba, East Anglia Province […]
June 18, 2023

Norfolk Catholic teacher hailed as local hero

A Norfolk Catholic deputy headteacher has been acclaimed as a local hero for her support of a Ukrainian colleague during the hardest year of her life, […]
May 25, 2023

Elliott’s year of opportunities with Ignite Team

Elliott Cannon from Birmingham says a year with the Ignite Youth Mission Team has given him opportunities that he never imagined and there is now the […]
May 18, 2023

Invitation to join children’s pilgrimage to Walsingham

The Diocese of East Anglia Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham promises to be a fun day out for all the family on Tuesday, May 30 – during […]
May 18, 2023

Tributes paid to popular, funny and bright student

Tributes have been paid to Salvador Modke “a popular, funny, bright young man” who was loved by his peers and teachers at St Benedict’s Catholic High […]
May 15, 2023

Mini Vinnies are out in force at Gorleston school

The Mini Vinnies, from St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary in Gorleston, have been out in force this year helping their community writes Leonor, Erin […]