Latest News

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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

January 8, 2024

Bishop’s future hope as two parishes transfer to diocese

Bishop Peter Collins has expressed his hopes for the future as the parishes of Beccles and Bungay formally transferred to the Diocese of East Anglia on […]
January 5, 2024

St John’s to host ‘Holy Land’ exhibition amidst crisis

Holy Land exhibition at St John’s Cathedral will highlight the needs of the different people affected by the current war in the region and how visitors […]
January 5, 2024

Diocese of East Anglia needs a Property Manager

The Catholic Diocese of East Anglia is seeking an energetic, customer-focussed professional to support its 52 parishes in managing an estate of over 150 properties including […]
January 4, 2024

Pope’s message of peace and Wisbech vigil ends

Pope Francis has given a message for Peace Sunday on January 14 on Artificial Intelligence and Peace, while a Wisbech peace vigil has concluded. Pope Francis’s […]
December 31, 2023

Guide to Suffolk churches is published online

A project to assemble all Suffolk church guidebooks online has been launched by the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in […]
December 27, 2023

Gourmet meal, charity concert, New Year’s Eve prayer

Latest news of interest across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a gourmet meal, a charity concert and a New Year’s Eve worship and prayer service. […]
December 24, 2023

Nativity Mass marks start of Christmas at Cathedral

Over 1000 people packed into St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich on Christmas Eve for the Nativity of the Lord Family Mass. Popular with families, […]
December 23, 2023

Peterborough family appeal after brain tumour shock

A Catholic parishioner from Peterborough was told he only had weeks to live due to an inoperable brain tumour, just after his baby daughter was born […]
December 20, 2023

Bishop proclaims peace and joy that will overcome all

In his Christmas message, Bishop Peter Collins proclaims the peace and joy that not only endures but can, and will, ultimately triumph over all adversity. At […]
December 20, 2023

Rejoice but difficult decisions ahead, says Bishop

We can rejoice in how the Diocesan family is progressing, Bishop Peter Collins says in his introduction to the annual report of the Diocesan Trustees, but […]
December 18, 2023

Peace protect, call for volunteers and rosary crusade.

Latest news of interest across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a peace protect, a call for volunteers and a rosary crusade. A peace vigil (pictured […]
December 16, 2023

Fr Alvan looks forward to the new year

In his latest Voice of Hope article, Fr Alvan Ibeh looks forward to the new year – 2024. “Let everything that has breath give praise to […]
December 14, 2023

2024 Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook is now online

The Diocese of East Anglia Yearbook and Calendar for 2024 has just been published online and printed copies are now available in all parishes, priced at […]
December 12, 2023

December Catholic East Anglia is published online

The December 2023 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies will be available in parishes later this week. The […]
December 12, 2023

Pope backs charity song for peace in the Holy Land

Pope Francis has endorsed a Christmas song by a Bethlehem student and a London-based band which aims to deliver belief in hope for a better future, […]