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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

December 20, 2019

Peterborough City Council hears about proposed school

A Peterborough City Council education committee has heard how the proposed new Voluntary-Aided Catholic Primary School at Hamptons East in the city will offer a choice […]
December 20, 2019

A Christmas message from Bishop Alan

In his Christmas message, Bishop Alan Hopes talks about the coming of Jesus Christ in the Nativity as a struggle between light and darkness in which […]
December 19, 2019

Bury St Edmunds students show kindness during Advent

St Benedict’s school in Bury St Edmunds is promoting what they see as an under-rated value – kindness – during the season of Advent. The Catholic […]
December 18, 2019

Seminarian enters another stage in journey to priesthood

Bienn Carlo Manuntag, a seminarian from the Diocese of East Anglia, has taken one more step in his journey towards priesthood. He received the Ministry of […]
December 17, 2019

New Wymondham priest, altar servers and Cafod record

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a new priest at Wymondham, medals for altar servers and Cafod record in Fressingfield The parish of […]
December 16, 2019

Haverhill pupils not so snug as a bug for storytime

Pupils at St Felix Catholic Primary School in Haverhill have been experiencing Not So Snug Storytime. The school has chosen the ‘Snug as a Bug’ motto […]
December 16, 2019

Alive in Faith winter newsletter is out now

The December 2019 Alive in Faith newsletter has just been published online and contains details of the amount raised so far and how the money is […]
December 12, 2019

What happens when we hear God speaking in Scripture

Continuing our series about the year of The God Who Speaks, Rebecca Bretherton writes about when God started speaking directly to her through Scripture. “The older […]
December 10, 2019

Be first to read the January Catholic East Anglia paper

The January 2020 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news and pictures from the Caritas East Anglia team commissioning […]
December 9, 2019

Alive in Faith provides fine flat for Fr Tony

Money raised through the Alive in Faith appeal has enabled the Diocese to buy a flat for the retired priest Fr Tony Shryane. The 2-bed flat […]
November 29, 2019

East Anglia duo take part in inter religious dialogue

Brian Keegan and Priscilla Barlow, from the Diocese of East Anglia, joined other diocesan inter religious co-ordinators at a meeting held in Leicester on November 12 […]
November 26, 2019

Mother of eight makes pilgrimage on foot to Walsingham

Bernice Zieba, a mother of eight, has written a book about her five-day pilgrimage on foot from home in Cambridgeshire to Walsingham. She describes the journey […]
November 25, 2019

Prize-winning brothers, patronal Mass, Remembrance

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes prize-winners brothers, a patronal Mass and a Remembrance service. Altar-serving brothers Thomas and James Gigy have […]
November 21, 2019

Bishop Alan speaks on air about Advent book

Bishop Alan has contributed to a book of reflections on Advent, which has just been published by the Catholic media network EWTN. He will be speaking […]
November 19, 2019

East Anglian treasurers hone their financial skills

The Diocese of East Anglia provided an opportunity to learn more about finance at a special seminar in the Narthex at St John’s Cathedral on Saturday […]