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November 1, 2018
Do you ever get the feeling that you are about to experience something wonderful? The March and Chatteris parish pilgrimage to Rome was such an occasion […]
October 31, 2018
A new, hopefully long-lasting, statue of St Peter has been carved and installed, at the front of the Church of Our Lady and St Peter in […]
October 30, 2018
The Diocese of East Anglia liturgical calendar for 2019 has just been published online and can be downloaded for free. Click here to download the 2019 […]
October 30, 2018
Latest news from schools across the Diocese of East Anglia include a cathedral concert, netball victory and World Mental Health Day. Sacred Heart Primary School Choir […]
October 30, 2018
Deacon John Steel from Ely has died, aged 75, after bravely fighting cancer for a number of years and his funeral will take place at St […]
October 29, 2018
New Dereham Town mayor, Cllr Hilary Bushell, has been welcomed into the post for an historic second consecutive time at a civic service held at her […]
October 29, 2018
Caritas East Anglia has been launched with a new team and a commitment to support the poor across the Diocese of East Anglia through parish projects […]
October 28, 2018
A £10,000 Alive in Faith grant has been made to the Reach Community Projects ecumenical group specifically to enable community outreach workers to address issues associated […]
October 26, 2018
Two Sisters from the Norfolk-based Daughters of Divine Charity have made their First Profession and two more renewed their vows during a Mass in Chesterfield. Sr […]
October 25, 2018
An exciting new awards scheme is launching this autumn in the Diocese of East Anglia to recognise young people who put their faith into action. The […]
October 24, 2018
“Pope Francis told us to be joyful in the gospel, to pray more intensely and fix our eyes always on the Lord,” recalled Bishop Alan Hopes, […]
October 23, 2018
The November edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from Bishop Alan’s Ad Limina visit to Rome, […]
October 22, 2018
As part of formation at the Venerable English College, seminarians are encouraged to pursue pastoral experience in a radically different culture, and when his time came, […]
October 21, 2018
In the third article in our series on the Proclaim Mission in Sacred Heart of Jesus parish, St Ives, Fr Karol Porczak asked participants for their […]
October 19, 2018
Pilgrims from across England converged on the Catholic National Shrine at Little Walsingham for the Pilgrimage of Reparation and Prayer for the Sanctity of Life on […]
October 18, 2018
Latest news from schools across the Diocese of East Anglia include line-dancing in Swaffham, a diversity event in Peterborough and a tennis triumph in Bury St […]
October 17, 2018
The Norwich Catholic Malayalee community has been rallying around to raise money and supplies to help rebuild their home region of Kerala in southern India which […]
October 17, 2018
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a volunteering opportunity in Jamaica, a Franciscan celebration in Norwich and a trio of Catenians in […]
October 15, 2018
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Franciscan fraternity meeting, the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, ecumenical desserts and an East […]
October 12, 2018
On September 27, the feast of St Vincent de Paul, the St Mary’s SVP Conference in King’s Lynn gathered in the Holy Family church for a […]
October 11, 2018
On Home Mission Sunday in mid September, we were invited to think about how we’d answer Jesus’ question, ‘Who do you say I am?’ For some the […]
October 10, 2018
The youngest parish priest in the Diocese of East Anglia, 34-year-old Fr Luke Goymour, has been formally installed in the parish of Brandon and Mildenhall on […]
October 10, 2018
Around 700 devotees attended the eighth annual celebration of Our lady of Peñafrancia’s religious festivities which culminated with a High Mass in the church grounds of […]
October 9, 2018
An ecumenical Prisons Week Service is to be held at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich on Sunday October 14 at 3pm. New Prison Fellowship co-ordinator for […]
October 8, 2018
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a school open day, a debut choir visit, a charity boost, Prisons Week and a project […]
October 6, 2018
A group parishioners from St George’s parish in Norwich who have raised over £100,000 for the international development charity CAFOD over the last 30 years have […]
October 6, 2018
Following a press enquiry, the Diocese of East Anglia has issued a public statement about former priest Fr Cornelius O’Brien, who died in Wymondham in […]
October 5, 2018
The Proclaim group from St Ives parish have been door-to-door visiting in the village of Knapwell, led by Fr Karol Porczak. Here they tell us of […]
October 4, 2018
At their Ad Limina meeting in Rome, the Catholic Bishops of England & Wales have expressed their sorrow for the recent abuse revelations and announced a […]
October 2, 2018
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, is to take part in an historic short ecumenical service at St John the Baptist Cathedral in […]
October 2, 2018
A Mass to pray for seafarers and the work of Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) was held at St John the Baptist Cathedral Norwich on October […]
October 2, 2018
A 400-year-old chalice has been returned to the Catholic Church at Bury St Edmunds after being in the USA since the end of the Second World […]
October 1, 2018
The October edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from the National Eucharistic Congress and details of […]
October 1, 2018
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes news of a children’s holiday club, a rosary for faith, life and peace and a popular […]
September 29, 2018
A Mass to celebrate Bon Pchum Ben, the Cambodian Festival of the Ancestors (Holy Souls) is to be held in North Walsham on Friday October 12. […]
September 28, 2018
Bishop Alan Hopes led a service to mark the opening of Cam Valley, a new crematorium to serve Uttlesford on September 12, with leading religious and […]
September 25, 2018
Young Tanzanian health care worker Adelaida Simon, who had a successful operation in Norwich to restore the use of both of her legs, has expressed her […]
September 24, 2018
The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham is holding a series of retreats in Walsingham and an open day at their new convent at Dereham. The Community […]
September 24, 2018
Octogenarian cyclists Paula and Michael Hughes visited 50 churches in one day on their tandem to raise funds for their home church of Our Lady & […]
September 21, 2018
Around 700 pupils and teachers from Catholic schools across the Diocese of East Anglia gathered at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich today (September 21) to mark […]
September 21, 2018
A number of priests across the Diocese of East Anglia have moved to new parishes and roles over the summer. The new roles are: Fr Pat […]
September 20, 2018
An expanded Youth Mission Team for East Anglia – Ignite – is set to enter its third year in operation travelling around the Diocese of East […]
September 19, 2018
Around 50 people from the Diocese of East Anglia joined 10,000 others at the recent Adoremus National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress in Liverpool. New Ignite team […]
September 18, 2018
Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated Mass in the Chapel at Oxburgh Hall on Saturday September 1 for parishioners from Norwich. The annual event has gone back to […]
September 17, 2018
Around 2,500 pilgrims, representing the world-wide Catholic Church, gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham on Sunday September 16 for the annual Dowry […]