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Please send news articles and pictures for the diocesan newspaper and website to editor Keith Morris at keith.morris@rcdea.org.uk

March 1, 2020

Don’t be miserable – have a happy Lent instead

Don’t be miserable – have a happy Lent instead, urges Deacon Peter Coates from Woodbridge, in his monthly reflection. So often we are urged, in effect, […]
February 29, 2020

Cambridge church links up with CAFOD Colombia project

St Laurence’s church in Cambridge has chosen Hands on Colombia as its CAFOD project for 2020 and recently held a evening to find out more. Nora […]
February 27, 2020

Second principle is Community and Participation

The Second Principle of Catholic Social Teaching is Community & Participation writes Jacinta Goode – God created us to be together, to live in community. Recently […]
February 26, 2020

Caritas Festival set for first date in Norwich

Following the very successful launch of Caritas East Anglia in November, we are now looking forward to the Festival, which will visit three venues in various […]
February 24, 2020

The Bible is a highly dangerous book

“The Bible is a highly dangerous book,” says Pope Francis. Fr Bruno Clifton, diocesan coordinator of the Year of the God who Speaks, explains why this […]
February 20, 2020

Be the first to read March edition of Catholic East Anglia

The March 2020 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news about the rededication of England as the Dowry of […]
February 17, 2020

Learning how to share the Word of God

A joint New Evangelisation and Ignite Youth team from the Diocese of East Anglia visited the Genesis Mission House in Plymouth in January to learn more […]
February 15, 2020

Papal blessing for Dowry Painting ready for rededication

Pope Francis has blessed the “Dowry Painting” of Our Lady of Walsingham, from the Catholic National Shrine dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God, in Norfolk. […]
February 13, 2020

New Peterborough Catholic school given go-ahead

A new Catholic primary school in Hamptons East was approved by Peterborough City Council at a meeting last night (February 12) and is believed to be […]
February 13, 2020

Religious Mass, Walsingham shrine job, peace prayer

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Mass for the Religious, prayer for life, a Catholic history newsletter and  job vacancy at […]
February 11, 2020

Moving Peterborough commemoration of the Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day was commemorated in Peterborough by a moving inter-faith lunchtime service in the Parish Church of St John’s, attended by over 400 people including […]
February 10, 2020

Leaflets helping to put Norfolk parish on the map

Parishioners at of Our Lady of the Annunciation in Poringland are putting the parish on the map by delivering a welcome leaflet to thousands of homes […]
February 7, 2020

Bishop pays tribute to Haverhill priest Fr Michael Teader

Bishop Alan has announced that Fr Michael Teader, parish priest at St Felix in Haverhill, died peacefully this morning (February 7). “It is with great sadness […]
February 7, 2020

Ignite youth team set spiritual fires across East Anglia

The Ignite Team has set spiritual fires across the diocese with their recent Glow retreat days. Team member Emily Murphy reports. Glow is designed as a […]
February 6, 2020

CAFOD helps train young leaders across East Anglia

Students from secondary schools across East Anglia met at Notre Dame High School in Norwich in January for the second of three CAFOD Young Leadership training […]