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February 17, 2022

Key Lenten Mass dates confirmed across Diocese

Details of key Diocese of East Anglia services and Masses during Lent have been confirmed. The Rite of Election will take place on Sunday March 6 […]
February 17, 2022

Statement regarding Fr Dennis Finbow

Fr Dennis Finbow, a retired priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, was recently charged by officers from Cambridgeshire Police, with five non-recent child sexual abuse […]
February 4, 2022

Film crews visit Yarmouth church to celebrate funding

A film crew from Historic England visited St Mary’s, Great Yarmouth at the end of January to share the story of the amazing impact that grant […]
February 3, 2022

Peterborough school construction gathers pace

Construction of a new Catholic primary school in the Hampton area of Peterborough is progressing at pace, with building installation work now under way.  Work on the new St John […]
February 1, 2022

Dozen Peterborough couples start marriage course

A dozen engaged couples have started a preparation for marriage in the Catholic Church course in the Peterborough Deanery. Oliver Wessex reports. Pope St John Paul […]
January 28, 2022

Join East Anglia group at World Youth Day in Portugal

The pilgrimage to World Youth Day Portugal 2023 is set to be launched in East Anglia in March, reports Hamish MacQueen, Director of Diocesan Youth Service. […]
January 27, 2022

Updated Covid guidance offered to dioceses

Updated guidance has been offered to the dioceses of England and Wales by Rev Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary, CBCEW, following the lifting of ‘Plan B’ […]
January 26, 2022

First chance to read February East Anglia newspaper

The February 2022 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies will be available in parishes from Friday January 28. […]
January 24, 2022

Episcopal ordination anniversaries marked in Norwich

Bishop Alan Hopes has celebrated the 19th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop along with the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Rev Bernard Longley, who […]
January 22, 2022

Synod is turning the church pyramid upside down

The Synodal Pathway process turns the church pyramid upside down, says Jane Crone, a member of the parish synod team at Clare Priory Parish in Suffolk. […]
January 21, 2022

Head of new Peterborough primary school is named

Following a national recruitment process the Governing Body of the new St John Henry Newman Catholic Primary School in Peterborough have announced the appointment of Mark […]
January 19, 2022

Women who changed the church online series

The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge is hosting a fascinating eight-week online lecture series entitled “Women Who Changed the Church” starting on January 20. […]
January 18, 2022

New director of schools is needed as Julie retires

The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint a new Director of Schools’ Service to replace existing Director Julie O’Connor who is retiring after 19 […]
January 17, 2022

Synod Zoom meetings to reach those on the margins

Caritas East Anglia will be holding two online events in early February, to support the Diocese of East Anglia Synodal Team and parishes, in reaching those […]
January 9, 2022

Peace Sunday, refugee phone plea, carers’ survey

Latest news of interest to the Diocese of East Anglia includes Peace Sunday, help for refugees and a carers’ survey. Pope Francis’ World Peace Day is […]