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Please send news articles and pictures for the diocesan newspaper and website to editor Keith Morris at keith.morris@rcdea.org.uk

May 12, 2024

Third East Anglia Caritas Festival set for Gorleston

The third in the series of Caritas Festivals in the Diocese of East Anglia will be held at St Peter’s Gorleston on Saturday May 25 starting […]
May 12, 2024

Appeal made to support plan to lift schools 50% faith cap

The decision by the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, to lift the faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England has been welcomed by the Diocese of East […]
May 10, 2024

1100 pilgrims attend East Anglia Walsingham Pilgrimage

On Monday May 6, Bank Holiday Monday, the Diocese of East Anglia held its annual pilgrimage to the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham, attended […]
May 9, 2024

Cathedral team help put out fire on Norwich roundabout

Staff and volunteers from St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich ran to the rescue today (May 9) armed with fire extinguishers when a blaze broke […]
May 9, 2024

250 youth gather from around Diocese for Ignite Festival

This year’s Ignite Festival took place from May 4 to May 6 at St Benedict’s High School, Bury St Edmunds, gathering around 250 young people from […]
May 7, 2024

Day retreat for those open to a call to the priesthood

The Diocese of East Anglia Vocations Committee is inviting men open to a call to the priesthood to a day of retreat and recollection in Thetford […]
May 3, 2024

Norfolk and Waveney’s Catholic DEO steps down

After eight years, Laurette Burton resigns as Norfolk and Waveney’s Catholic Denominational Ecumenical Officer, reflecting on her ecumenical journey and future commitments. After more than eight […]
May 2, 2024

Bishop Peter in Spain, faith-cap lifted, new bishop

Latest news of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community includes Bishop Peter in Spain, the appointment of a first Bishop Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate […]
May 1, 2024

Priest’s pilgrimage, international weekend, charity appeal

Latest news of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community includes a Norfolk priest’s pilgrimage, a church weekend of international cultural celebrations and an appeal to […]
April 30, 2024

Norwich Catholic school receives glowing Ofsted report

The Catholic Notre Dame High School (NDHS) in Norwich has received glowing praise from Ofsted, being rated as “good” under a new more rigorous inspection framework. Statistically […]
April 30, 2024

Icon of Our Lady restored at Walsingham Shrine

As part of the legacy of developments marking Ninety Years since the Restoration of the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady, the Icon of the Mother […]
April 29, 2024

There is power in the name of Jesus Christ

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has given Christians a living hope, confirmed His identity as a true Messiah and given meaning to our beliefs says Fr […]
April 28, 2024

The Congregation of Sons of Mary Mother of Mercy

In a series about the Religious Congregations living and working in the Diocese of East Anglia, Fr Karol Porczak MS, Vicar for the Religious, introduces The […]
April 26, 2024

Why not say Grace before and after meals?

Saying Grace before meals is a firm Catholic tradition, but if your family has never done this, or has fallen out of the habit of it, […]
April 25, 2024

Upcoming events to be taking place around the Diocese

The Diocese of East Anglia invites people to participate in some of the upcoming events to be taking place around the Diocese, including the Annual Diocese […]