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November 14, 2024

St John’s Cathedral added to heritage “at risk” register

The Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich has today (November 14) been revealed as “at risk” by Historic England in its annual Heritage […]
November 13, 2024

East Anglia Diocesan Calendar for 2025 is now online

The official liturgical calendar for the Diocese of East Anglia for 2025 has just been published online and will be available in print in mid December. […]
November 11, 2024

COLW appeal to build Mission House in Walsingham

The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham (COLW) is marking 25 years of growth by launching the £2.5m Mary’s House Appeal, seeking funds for a mission […]
November 10, 2024

Diocese of East Anglia is now a fully ethical investor

The Diocese of East Anglia has completed its move to become a fully ethical investor, with all its invested reserves now held in stocks and shares […]
November 9, 2024

Bishop Peter asks Catholics to oppose assisted suicide

Bishop Peter Collins has written a pastoral letter to the Catholics of East Anglia to ask them to write to their local MP to oppose the […]
November 8, 2024

Diocese of East Anglia deficit starts to fall reveals ARA

The Diocese of East Anglia’s million-pound deficit is beginning to fall, according to 2023 Annual Reports and Accounts, just submitted to the Charity Commission. Director of […]
November 5, 2024

COLW Sisters mark milestones in vocation journeys

Two Sisters from the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham took important steps in their vocation journeys on the Vigil of the Feast of Our Lady […]
November 4, 2024

Fr Tony Rogers earns MA on Catholic Funerals

Amid lockdown’s uncertainties, Fr Tony Rogers completed an MA on ‘Death, Religion and Culture’. His thesis examined Catholic funerals amidst rising secular trends, culminating in a […]
November 3, 2024

Cardinal calls Catholics to pray for dignity of human life

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has called for Catholics to join the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales as they pause in the middle of their autumn plenary […]
November 2, 2024

Why not create a family Advent Calendar of Kindness?

In this month’s Faith in the Home column, Helvi Moore, member of Marriage and Family Life Commission, proposes an Advent Calendar of Kindness. This year the […]
October 31, 2024

West Norfolk Catenian circle raises £1,000 for Carers

The West Norfolk Catenian Circle has raised £1,000 for the charity West Norfolk Carers, thanks to raffles at their monthly meetings. William O’Brien reports. Although not […]
October 29, 2024

Overcoming challenges through faith

Life often presents challenges that expose our weaknesses and limitations. Whether physical, emotional, or mental, we all have shortcoming that can seem insurmountable says Fr Alvan […]
October 28, 2024

East Anglia parishioners invited to host Posada statue

Will you host Mary and Joseph and the donkey as they journey around your parish this Advent?  In Mexico, the Posada tradition has a young couple […]
October 27, 2024

The Religious of Jesus and Mary (RJM) – in Felixstowe

In his series about the Religious Congregations living and working in the Diocese of East Anglia, Fr Karol Porczak MS, Vicar for the Religious, introduces the […]
October 25, 2024

Cambridge priest, 83, walked 83km, raised £3,800

Fr Colin Carr completed an 83 km walk for his 83rd birthday from October 1-8 to raise funds for the Mutemwa Leprosy Centre in Zimbabwe, surpassing […]