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March 10, 2022
Bishop Alan Hopes offered his support and prayers for Ukrainians in Peterborough and their families in the conflict zones on Tuesday (March 8) when he visited […]
March 10, 2022
The site for the new St John Henry Newman Catholic primary school in Peterborough was blessed by Bishop Alan Hopes on Tuesday (March 8) in front […]
March 9, 2022
Celebrations to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Abbey of St Edmund, in Bury St Edmunds, will get fully underway this spring after being delayed for over […]
March 8, 2022
The Faithful Stewards of God’s Gifts project has now run in seven parishes across the diocese. The programme takes parishioners on a journey of reflection over […]
March 7, 2022
At the Rite of Election in St John’s Cathedral in Norwich yesterday, Bishop Alan Hopes welcomed dozens of Catechumens and Candidates from across the Diocese of East […]
March 7, 2022
During the winter months, St John’s Cathedral has been providing a night shelter four nights a week for homeless people. The Winter Night Shelter is run […]
March 4, 2022
A number of appeals for aid for victims of the Ukraine conflict have been launched by national Catholic charities and groups. Aid to the Church in […]
March 4, 2022
Recent news from around the diocese includes a Fair Trade stall in Bury St Edmunds, artwork for the World Day of Prayer, and a pancake event […]
March 3, 2022
Prayer and fasting for Ukraine was the focus as Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass at St John’s Cathedral. Bishop Alan announced: “As […]
March 2, 2022
St Mary’s in Yarmouth is offering an opportunity to ‘Sponsor a Slate’ as part of essential work to replace concrete tiles on the church roof. The […]
March 2, 2022
Challenged by her daughter to go plastic free for Lent last year, Bury St Edmunds parishioner Anita Fildes rose to the challenge, as she explains. When […]
March 1, 2022
Elizabeth Peck, a Catholic author in Cambridge, has recently published a children’s catechetical book called ‘God Is Not a Man in The Sky’. The book is a […]
February 28, 2022
Pope Francis has made a heartfelt appeal for peace in Ukraine and urged Catholics everywhere to make Ash Wednesday, March 2, a day of fasting and […]
February 28, 2022
Francis Fitzherbert, Lord Stafford, paid a visit to Our Lady and St Walstan’s church in Costessey, which is built on land donated by his ancestors. The […]
February 26, 2022
Ukrainians living in Peterborough have been saying prayers at St Olga’s Catholic Church for their families back at home, as the tragic situation in Eastern Europe […]