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June 14, 2022

Sr Pat was a tireless justice and peace campaigner

A tireless campaigner for justice and peace, Sister Pat Robb CJ also worked in war zones, in schools and as the chair of the Diocese of […]
June 14, 2022

New prayerful listening ministry launched

A new ministry in the Diocese of East Anglia has been launched to provide prayerful listening for those who need to talk. Pairs of trained parishioners […]
June 13, 2022

Peterborough churches gather for One Catholic Mass

Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated the One Catholic Mass at Peterborough Cathedral on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, on Saturday June 11, and was joined […]
June 13, 2022

Fr Alan is named as new St John’s Cathedral Dean

Fr Alan Hodgson has been appointed as the new Cathedral Dean and Parish Priest of St John the Baptist and Holy Apostles in Norwich by Bishop […]
June 11, 2022

Bishop helps King’s Lynn church mark 125 years

Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation in King’s Lynn and of the restoration […]
June 10, 2022

Bishop Alan thanks priests for transforming lives

The annual Celebration of Priesthood in the Diocese of East Anglia took place at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Poringland and at the Bishop’s White […]
June 9, 2022

Peterborough parish hosts week of mission

The parish of Sacred Heart and St Oswald, Peterborough, hosted a week’s mission by a highly experienced team from the Sion Community in late May. The […]
June 7, 2022

CAFOD walk, Jubilee street party, painting competition

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes the CAFOD Walk Against Hunger, a Jubilee give-away for the homeless and the winners of a painting […]
June 6, 2022

Ukraine knitters, Cambridge chaplain, green schools

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes bootees and mittens for Ukraine, a new chaplain at Fisher House and energy-saving plans for diocesan schools. […]
June 1, 2022

Tuned-in mentor teaches the way to a prison leaver

Community Chaplaincy Norfolk (CCN) clocked up a major success when it paired its multi-talented mentor Thomas with Adie, a highly motivated prison leaver. Thomas recently moved […]
June 1, 2022

Children bring petals to Our Lady of Walsingham

For this first time this year, the Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham was combined with the Diocesan Pilgrimage, creating an event in which extended families could take […]
June 1, 2022

Diocesan Pilgrimage welcomes the new beginnings

An openness to new things was the theme of the Diocesan Pilgrimage as it came back in full strength to the National Shrine at Walsingham. The […]
May 31, 2022

Notre Dame High School celebrates diversity in unity

Notre Dame High School in Norwich recently celebrated the wide cultural diversity among its students and staff and the rich heritage of their communities. Students came […]
May 30, 2022

Families invited to join online World Meeting

Families and couples across the Diocese of East Anglia are being invited to take part in the 10th World Meeting of Families via an online app […]
May 28, 2022

How to really know the Father’s love

In the latest in his Voice of Hope series Fr Alvan Ibeh looks at how we can know the Father’s love. Some weeks ago, during my […]