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December 7, 2017

Gold medal winning gardener retires from Cathedral

Zanna Foley Davies has retired as head gardener at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist after eight years in which she took the Narthex garden […]
December 6, 2017

Youth band keep the Ignite flame growing in Norwich

The Ignite Team ran an ‘Ignite Festival in a Day’ at the Cathedral Narthex in Norwich on Saturday November 25, taking many of the elements that […]
December 5, 2017

Bishop Alan blesses new stained glass windows

Bishop Alan celebrated Mass at the Montana Care Home at Great Barton, near Bury St Edmunds on November 20, the Feast of St Edmund. The home […]
December 4, 2017

2018 East Anglia Yearbook and Calendar published

The Diocese of East Anglia 2018 Yearbook and Liturgical Calendar is now available online and will be in parishes from December 9th. The annual printed publication, […]
December 4, 2017

St Edmund’s Day celebrated in style at Bungay

St Edmund's Day was celebrated in style this year at St Edmund’s in Bungay, with a full church attendance at Family Mass, followed by an "open […]
November 29, 2017

Tributes paid to great champion of Our Lady

Mgr Georges Tutto, a great champion and advocate of Our Lady’s Shrine in Walsingham and the cause of Charlotte Boyd, has died, aged 92. Antonia Moffat […]
November 25, 2017

Bishop Alan releases pastoral letter on video

Bishop Alan has released his pastoral letter for the Feast of Christ the King, the last weekend of the Christian year, in both written and video […]
November 14, 2017

Tributes paid to courageous priest Fr Bill Mason

Tributes have been paid to Fr Bill Mason, first ordained as an Anglican Priest, who went on to join the Catholic Church and serve in Bury […]
November 8, 2017

Alive in Faith November 2017 Newsletter

Alive in Faith November 2017 Newsletter We are happy to inform you that the latest Alive in Faith newsletter is now available. There are wonderful news […]
October 30, 2017

Come Home For Christmas initiative opens doors

Come Home For Christmas is an initiative of the Catholic Church which aims to offer a seasonal welcome to Catholics who for different reasons no longer […]
October 28, 2017

Hundreds join Norwich silent procession and vigil for life

Around 700 Catholics from across the Diocese of East Anglia took part in a silent Eucharistic procession through Norwich city centre last night (Oct 27), which […]
October 26, 2017

Road to Panama World Youth Day starts in Newmarket

The next World Youth Day will be in Panama City in 2019, a group from East Anglia will be going and there is a diocesan launch […]
October 25, 2017

Gorleston six step out to raise £1000 for Cambodia

Six parishioners from St Peter’s in Gorleston have walked along the seafront and raised £1000 for the independent charity, Support Cambodia. Interest in Cambodia has been […]
October 24, 2017

East Anglia’s Ignite youth mission team is growing

The Ignite Team – the Youth Mission Team of the Diocese of East Anglia – is growing. Joining Hamish MacQueen (Director of Diocesan Youth Service) and […]
October 23, 2017

First chance to read November’s Catholic East Anglia

The November 2017 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures of schools celebrations, reality TV visiting a […]