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December 16, 2025

A Christmas Message from Bishop Peter Collins

In his 2025 Christmas message Bishop Peter Collins urges us, amid a troubled world, to embrace the true hope revealed in Christ’s birth and to live […]
December 15, 2025

Rorate Mass Welcomes the Dawn at St Pancras

Parishioners gathered in the early hours of Saturday 13 December to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Pancras, Ipswich, where the traditional Advent Rorate Mass […]
December 15, 2025

Norwich Circle Marks Special Celebration

Members of the Norwich Circle of the Catenian Association enjoyed a memorable evening on Thursday 20 November, gathering at the renowned Assembly House in Norwich for […]
December 12, 2025

Pilgrimage of Hope: A Witness from Rome

A Cambourne parish musician reflects on her faith-renewing pilgrimage to Rome with the Catholic Police Guild during the Jubilee Year of Hope, including a memorable encounter […]
December 11, 2025

Read December Catholic East Anglia online

The December 2025 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies will be available in parishes next week. The edition […]
December 10, 2025

Clergy Gather for Advent Day of Recollection

Thirty clergy from across the Diocese of East Anglia — both priests and deacons — gathered at Clare Priory on Tuesday 2 December for a Day […]
December 9, 2025

Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception

On Monday 8 December 2025, a Solemn Pontifical Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich for the Feast of the […]
December 9, 2025

East Anglian Seminarian Assists at Historic Papal Mass

Matthew Allen, a seminarian from the Diocese of East Anglia reflects on the profound privilege of serving as a deacon alongside Pope Leo XIV at the […]
December 8, 2025

St Edmund’s Parish Celebrates Feast of Its Patron Saint

On 16 November, around 250 people gathered at St Edmund’s Catholic Church to celebrate the feast of their patron, St Edmund. Among the invited guests were […]
December 5, 2025

Diocese’s Retreat Day for Women: Waiting in Hope

This year, the Diocese’s annual Retreat Day for Women was held at OLEM in Cambridge. Sixty women gathered to reflect on the theological virtue of hope, […]
December 4, 2025

Volunteers Needed for School Admission Appeals

The Diocese of East Anglia Schools’ Service is seeking volunteers to serve as school admission appeals panel members, helping ensure parents’ rights are upheld when a […]
December 3, 2025

Twin Celebrations Mark 190 Years of Life

The parish community of the Sacred Heart, North Walsham, gathered joyfully after Mass on Sunday 2 November to honour two remarkable milestone birthdays, celebrating a combined […]
December 2, 2025

Stella Maris Brings Christmas Joy to Seafarers & Fishers

Christmas can be a challenging time for seafarers. They miss spending this special time of the year with their family.   Many struggle to cope with homesickness. […]
December 1, 2025

International Day for the Abolition of Modern Slavery

On 2 December, the world marks the International Day for the Abolition of Modern Slavery, a moment to shine a light on an urgent and often […]
December 1, 2025

Historic Merger of the CJ and Loreto Sisters

The Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto) have united into a single global congregation, continuing the mission and legacy of […]