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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

August 21, 2023

Early start for Lourdes pilgrims from East Anglia

  There was an early morning start for this year’s Diocese of East Anglia pilgrimage to Lourdes on Friday August 18 with a 6.30am check-in at […]
August 18, 2023

Diocese of East Anglia needs a Director of Music

The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint a Director of Music who will have executive oversight of all music-making in the Cathedral of Saint […]
August 17, 2023

40th anniversary bike ride, £4m raised for churches

Celebrating its 40th year, the Churches Bike Ride event, initiated in 1983, continues to aid historic churches, raising over £4 million in Norfolk alone. On Saturday […]
August 17, 2023

Asylum seekers visit special Wisbech gardens

Wisbech Catholic parishioner Sean Finlay and friends have shown the gardens at Peckover House in Wisbech to asylum seekers living in the town’s historic Rose and […]
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 13, 2023

Catholic sister to make final vows in Cambridge

Sr Mary Gonçalves, F.D.C., is set to make her final vows after nine years with the Daughters of Divine Charity, who have been in East Anglia […]
August 11, 2023

St Dominic’s celebrates five First Communions

On June 11 St Dominic’s, in Downham Market Parish, joyfully celebrated five children receiving their First Holy Communion, marking a significant cross-generational occasion for the community. Janelle […]
August 10, 2023

Our Lady returns to Ipswich church after 485 years

Almost 500 years after a statue of Our Lady of Ipswich was removed from its shrine in the town by Thomas Cromwell’s men, a replica has […]
August 10, 2023

Filipino community in Sawston reunites after decades

The Filipino community in Sawston has had its first gathering since the mid-2000s when they started living in the village. Nieva Cortez reports. Father John Minh […]
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 […]
August 8, 2023

Bury St Edmunds initiative raises £3,000 for church

Participants from various backgrounds united in Bury St Edmunds for ‘The Tease,’ a trail/challenge event on Sunday July 16, raising £3,000 for Lawshall Catholic church and […]
August 6, 2023

1.5 million attend final WYD Mass with Pope Francis

An estimated 1.5 million people attended the final Mass of World Youth Day, and the overnight Vigil before it, with Pope Francis, at the Field of […]
August 5, 2023

East Anglia Diocese to host KSC relic tour 2023

This August, from the 12th – 17th, the East Anglia Diocese will host the KSC Relic Tour 2023, showcasing relics of St Columba, St Andrew, and […]
August 5, 2023

800,000 watch Way of the Cross with Pope Francis

An estimated 800,000 people, including Pope Francis, witnessed a dramatic portrayal of the Way of the Cross and East Anglian pilgrims also heard Bishop Robert Barron […]
August 4, 2023

Paul Raynes shares his diaconate vocation journey

Paul Raynes is not only the Director of Operations and Finance for the Diocese of East Anglia but also, since July 29, its newest permanent deacon. […]