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April 16, 2022

Bench honours popular Suffolk priest Fr John

One of Suffolk’s most popular parish priests was remembered at a ceremony in the front garden of St Felix RC Church on March 27. A bench […]
April 14, 2022

Lowestoft Son-Rise service to feature on BBC Radio 4

Catholics from Our Lady Star of the Sea will join Christians from other Lowestoft churches at Britain’s most easterly point at sunrise on Easter Sunday to […]
April 13, 2022

600 attend East Anglia Chrism Mass in Norwich

Around 600 clergy and laity joined the annual Chrism Mass at St John’s Cathedral, Norwich, yesterday to hear Bishop Alan Hopes say that it “expresses our […]
April 12, 2022

Suffolk pupils wellie walk to tackle food poverty

St Felix RC Primary School in Haverhill has taken part in CAFOD’s Walk Against Hunger challenge, raising money to tackle global food poverty. The school decided that the […]
April 11, 2022

First-ever Cantonese Mass in Sawston

A first-ever Cantonese Mass has taken place in Sawston following the arrival of a number of Catholics in the area from Hong Kong. Dominic Chung reports. […]
April 11, 2022

Our Lady of Grace shrine in Ipswich celebrated

Worshippers marked the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the shrine to Our Lady of Grace in Ipswich with a thanksgiving service on March 26 reports […]
April 10, 2022

Deacons’ retreat, statue blessed, peace concert

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a deacons retreat, the blessing of a bronze statue of Our Lady and a concert for […]
April 9, 2022

Stained glass in Cathedral recovers its former glory

The Devlin-Plumber stained glass company has recently restored the window in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of St John’s Cathedral. “Stone-carvers, stone-masons, and window workers have been […]
April 8, 2022

Read East Anglia responses to Synodal survey

A synthesis of the over 1000 responses to the Synodal Way Survey in the Diocese of East Anglia has been prepared and submitted to the Bishops’ […]
April 8, 2022

Young walkers raise funds for new pro-life organisation

A group of young East Anglia Catholics have completed a 30-mile sponsored walk to raise funds for Abortion Resistance, a brand-new pro-life initiative. On March 26 they […]
April 8, 2022

Faith and hope wins over fear says Bishop Alan

In an Easter message, Bishop Alan Hopes says we have watched with horror and fear the war in Ukraine. Some of us will be deeply involved […]
April 6, 2022

Invitation to join our Jerusalem Journey prayers  

This Palm Sunday (April 10) the Diocese of East Anglia has invited everyone to join a moment of online prayer during Holy Week and Easter Week. […]
April 5, 2022

Director of Operations & Finance is needed

The Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint a Director of Operations & Finance to be responsible for the effective deployment of the Diocese’s financial […]
April 5, 2022

East Anglia to join Lourdes pilgrimage in August

After two cancelled years due to Covid-19, the Diocese of East Anglia plans to join the wider Catholic Association family in a pilgrimage to Lourdes from […]
April 4, 2022

Jerzy was one of last Polish post-war generation

Jerzy Kowalczyk, possibly the last surviving member of the immediate post war Polish generation to arrive in Peterborough, has died at the age of 89. Peter […]