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February 9, 2021
Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a virtual charity lunch, a Shrove Tuesday pancake fundraiser, and an online Lenten retreat. Aid to […]
February 8, 2021
St Mary’s parish in Great Yarmouth has received a grant of £148,598 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for repairs to a leaking roof. The grant […]
February 5, 2021
Ely Catholic parishioner Mary Durkacz says her “heart is broken” at news of the recent military coup in Myanmar where the educational charity which she founded […]
February 4, 2021
Fr Mike Brookes recently gave an interview on Radio Maria England about his work as a chaplain at the West Suffolk Hospital, and how it has […]
February 3, 2021
Pupils and school staff right across the Diocese of East Anglia joined together in celebrating Candlemas on February 2, spreading candle light and using prayers in […]
February 3, 2021
At a Mass for Religious in St John’s Cathedral on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Bishop Alan spoke of the role of obedience […]
February 2, 2021
The Diocese is finding growing opportunities to take advantage of its rich architectural heritage. Cedric Burton, Secretary of the Historic Churches Committee, explains the significance of […]
January 27, 2021
The team behind the new St John Henry Newman Catholic Primary School, set to open in Peterborough in September 2022, has reassured residents that any local […]
January 27, 2021
Saint Vincent de Paul Conferences across East Anglia have excelled themselves over recent months, assisting those in need during the lockdowns. The variety of social action […]
January 26, 2021
Eric St John Foti, a Norfolk Catholic entrepreneur and inventor, has died at the age of 94. Sr Francis Ridler FDC pays tribute. Eric was a […]
January 26, 2021
With the help of the Diocese, St Peter and All Souls in Peterborough has won a grant of £20,000 for vital repairs on the church. Parish […]
January 25, 2021
A Catholic High School in Norwich and the city’s Lord Mayor have marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a virtual service and a online video. The […]
January 23, 2021
Suffolk Catholic prisons chaplain, and former pastoral assistant, Antoinette Askin, died recently at the age of 73. Fr Tony Rogers pay tribute. Until her death on […]
January 22, 2021
The Diocese of East Anglia has appointed Sandra Portas as its new part-time Stewardship and Fundraising Co-ordinator to help parishes with these two important areas. Sandra […]
January 22, 2021
The Government has opened a consultation about whether to extend its DIY abortion policy, where women can have a telephone consultation and then abortion pills in […]