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October 28, 2016
The newly-established St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust has been launched at the start of the academic year with a celebration Mass at Notre […]
October 26, 2016
Cambridge priest Rev Fr Arthur (Sandy) Phelps, known for his uncompromising love of God and the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 95. Mgr […]
October 25, 2016
Suffolk Catholic, 69-year-old Mary Kirk, has successfully completed an epic 2,000km pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome, shedding tears of emotion and relief as she walked into […]
October 24, 2016
Latest news in brief from the Diocese of East Anglia includes news of a a priest passing away, a former gangster giving his life story and […]
October 21, 2016
The November 2016 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news of a church’s dream becoming reality, a new chaplain […]
October 21, 2016
Fr Mark Hackeson pays tribute to Fr Paul Mercer who retired as a priest in Bury St Edmunds last year and died on September 8. Jeremiah Peter […]
October 19, 2016
Notre Dame High School, Norwich got its academic year off to an enthusiastic start by celebrating its annual Mass at the Cathedral of St John the […]
October 14, 2016
The Diocese of East Anglia Schools’ Service has welcomed new Deputy Director Flavio Vettese who brings over 25 years of educational experience. Flavio started his educational […]
October 13, 2016
Latest news in brief from the Diocese of East Anglia include a priest being inducted, a three-church crawl and a parish retreat. For the first time […]
October 12, 2016
Parishioners from Sacred Heart in St Ives ranging in age from 6 months to 93 years completed a Year of Mercy pilgrimage to the Holy Door […]
October 11, 2016
Anyone walking past Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall in North Walsham on the evening of Friday September 30 might have wondered at the 60+ pairs of […]
October 10, 2016
The remarkable story of a missionary-focused Catholic church in Cambridgeshire is the subject of a new booklet about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St Ives. Known […]
October 5, 2016
Two years after Stowmarket Parish took the decision to live simply, the parish has been given its LiveSimply award – becoming only the second in the […]
October 5, 2016
The Catholic parish of Diss celebrated Home Mission Sunday in style with a Coming Home Weekend supper and concert. Sixty parishioners and their families and […]
October 4, 2016
The Campaign Advisory Committee (CAC) is playing a pivotal role in shaping Alive in Faith across the Diocese of East Anglia. For more than a year, […]
October 4, 2016
Following an 18-month discernment process, three men have been admitted as candidates to become deacons in the Diocese of East Anglia and four more are now […]
October 3, 2016
Fun, faith and friendship were key elements of the annual Diocesan Summer Youth Camp at Eccles Hall in Norfolk over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Chris […]
September 30, 2016
Around 700 students and teachers from Catholic schools right across the Diocese of East Anglia gathered at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich […]
September 29, 2016
A colourful flotilla of boats took part in a river procession, in honour of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, from Wroxham in Norfolk on September 18. The […]
September 28, 2016
Young people from St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich have been having fun at a Chronicles of Narnia camp with a further Life to the […]
September 27, 2016
The leading historian of Catholicism in East Anglia for nearly 60 years, Joy Rowe, has been honoured for her huge contribution to the Diocese of East […]
September 24, 2016
Marking fifty years since the historic meeting between Archbishop Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI, this study day at Norwich Cathedral on October 8 will look […]
September 16, 2016
A 20-year old dream became a reality on September 14 when St Edmund King and Martyr Catholic church in Halesworth saw a £70,000 extension, including a […]
September 16, 2016
Two special events are taking place in the Diocese of East Anglia over the next few weeks – an all-day Intentional Disciple retreat in Norwich and […]
September 15, 2016
Over 120 people squeezed into the newly refurbished hall at Our Lady’s Catholic Church in March on Monday evening (September 12) for the formal opening and […]
September 15, 2016
After the very successful Diocesan pilgrimage to Rome in June of this year, Bishop Alan is calling the priests and people of the Diocese of East […]
September 14, 2016
Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, has paid tribute to the ministry of Catholic seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) in the […]
September 13, 2016
As Mother Teresa was canonised at the Vatican in Rome by Pope Francis on Sunday September 4, a school in Ipswich was remembering her very special […]
September 13, 2016
St George`s Catholic Church in Norwich has celebrated its 50th anniversary in a very artistic and colourful way. The church held a three-day flower festival and […]
September 12, 2016
In a show of church unity, the Dean of St John’s Catholic Cathedral in Norwich is set to be appointed as an ecumenical canon of the […]
September 12, 2016
Hundreds of people visited the Cathedral of St John the Baptist over four Heritage Open Days from September 8 to 11, exploring its tower, cellars, Narthex […]
September 6, 2016
Over 3,500 pilgrims representing the vibrant, multi-cultural Catholic church gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham on Sunday September 4 for the annual […]
September 3, 2016
A Norfolk-based vice-province of Catholic nuns has received a huge boost with the addition of five new or prospective young sisters, almost doubling its previous total […]
August 31, 2016
Latest news in brief includes news of a Roman ministry and a Catenian dinner. East Anglian seminarian Peter Wygnanski, pictured above, received the ministry of lectorate […]
August 29, 2016
An invitation to find happiness is the reward on offer to potential volunteers who join an annual trip from East Anglia next January to work with […]
August 26, 2016
Clare Priory in Suffolk is holding its first-ever flower festival over the bank holiday weekend, August 27 to 29, in its newly-extended church. “The new extension […]
August 26, 2016
News in brief across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a new-look sanctuary in Felixstowe, a pilgrimage from Cromer and a celebration in Great Yarmouth. The […]
August 24, 2016
The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to recruit a part-time Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) Advisor to work with Marriage and Family Life Co-ordinator Kerry Urdzik […]
August 19, 2016
The September 2016 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news of East Anglian pilgrims to World Youth Day, a […]
August 19, 2016
Inspired by the words of Pope Francis, Diss parishioner Judith Tooth has walked 175 miles of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage to raise awareness […]
August 17, 2016
A Flower Festival with an Art & Craft Exhibition is to held at St George`s Catholic Church in Sprowston Road, Norwich, from September 10 to 12 […]
August 16, 2016
Church maritime agency, the Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has issued an open invitation to join its Mass to mark the feast of Our Lady Star […]
August 11, 2016
The very first priest to be ordained in the newly-formed Diocese of East Anglia, 40 years ago, has celebrated his own 40th anniversary of ordination with […]
August 11, 2016
An exhibition of vestments and other church treasures entitled “All Things Bright and Beautiful” was held during the first week of August 2016 at St Joseph’s […]
August 10, 2016
A truly uplifting “Mass of Thanksgiving” to celebrate all St Louis Middle School in Bury St Edmunds has achieved in its 45-year history was held at […]