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Please send news articles and pictures for the diocesan newspaper and website to editor Charlie Bohan-Hurst at communications@rcdea.org.uk

May 7, 2019

Shumona runs to help end modern slavery

Shumona Knott, a member of St John Fisher Parish in Cambourne, ran the London Marathon on Sunday April 28 to raise funds and awareness for Unseen, […]
May 3, 2019

Bishop Alan welcomes naming of new Bishop of Norwich

The announcement today of the new Anglican Bishop of Norwich has been warmly welcomed by Bishop Alan Hopes. The new Bishop of Norwich will be the […]
May 3, 2019

Bury St Edmunds Catholic school welcomes new head

St Benedict’s Catholic School in Bury St Edmunds has welcomed a new headteacher who will see the school transition from two sites to operate on a […]
May 2, 2019

Adventure retreat, retirement and cup winner

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes an adventure retreat, a retirement presentation and a cup winner. Young people from St George’s Parish […]
May 2, 2019

Student Cross, Catholic history and Lourdes bursaries

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a student pilgrimage, a Catholic history newsletter and student Lourdes bursaries. Parishioners from St Thomas of […]
May 1, 2019

Celebrating Mary during the month of May

In the first of a new series of monthly reflections, Deacon Peter Coates from Woodbridge looks at celebrations of Mary during May. She was probably only […]
April 28, 2019

Passover

Passover is a big celebration for the Jewish people, so why don’t we make a big deal of it too? In an Easter blog post, the […]
April 26, 2019

Moving youth celebration of Easter in Cambridge

Young people from St John Fisher Cambourne and Our Lady of Lourdes Sawston joined up with friends from OLEM Youth Group in Cambridge for an annual […]
April 25, 2019

Be the first to read the May edition of Catholic East Anglia

The May 2019 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from the Chrism Mass and important ministries […]
April 24, 2019

Easter is celebrated across the Diocese of East Anglia

Easter is celebrated across the Diocese of East Anglia with Polish Easter baskets, ecumenical services, palms and olive branches. Palm Sunday at Our Lady Star of […]
April 23, 2019

Ministries of service on the road to priesthood

Three Diocese of East Anglia seminarians have recently received important ministries on their pathway to ordination. Michael Smith reports. During Lent, two of our seminarians (Mark […]
April 21, 2019

Christ is Risen – But why?

In an Easter Sunday blog post, one member of the Ignite Team asks where the Resurrection fits into the story of our lives and of Jesus’ […]
April 19, 2019

Bishop washes feet of parishioners at St John’s Cathedral

Bishop Alan Hopes washed the feet of 12 members of the congregation at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich last night (April 18), […]
April 18, 2019

Fun and faith combine at Ignite Lite weekend

The latest Ignite Lite weekend held in Walsingham at the end of March was filled with faith, fun and planning for future events that the Ignite […]
April 17, 2019

Cathedral in Norwich packed for annual Chrism Mass

Over 1,000 people attended the annual Chrism Mass at a packed Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich last night (April 16), during which priestly […]