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September 27, 2016
The leading historian of Catholicism in East Anglia for nearly 60 years, Joy Rowe, has been honoured for her huge contribution to the Diocese of East […]
September 16, 2016
A 20-year old dream became a reality on September 14 when St Edmund King and Martyr Catholic church in Halesworth saw a £70,000 extension, including a […]
September 15, 2016
Over 120 people squeezed into the newly refurbished hall at Our Lady's Catholic Church in March on Monday evening (September 12) for the formal opening and […]
September 14, 2016
Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, has paid tribute to the ministry of Catholic seafarers' charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) in the […]
September 13, 2016
As Mother Teresa was canonised at the Vatican in Rome by Pope Francis on Sunday September 4, a school in Ipswich was remembering her very special […]
September 13, 2016
St George`s Catholic Church in Norwich has celebrated its 50th anniversary in a very artistic and colourful way. The church held a three-day flower festival and […]
September 12, 2016
In a show of church unity, the Dean of St John's Catholic Cathedral in Norwich is set to be appointed as an ecumenical canon of the […]
September 12, 2016
Hundreds of people visited the Cathedral of St John the Baptist over four Heritage Open Days from September 8 to 11, exploring its tower, cellars, Narthex […]
September 6, 2016
Over 3,500 pilgrims representing the vibrant, multi-cultural Catholic church gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham on Sunday September 4 for the annual […]
September 3, 2016
A Norfolk-based vice-province of Catholic nuns has received a huge boost with the addition of five new or prospective young sisters, almost doubling its previous total […]
August 19, 2016
The September 2016 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now available online and contains news of East Anglian pilgrims to World Youth Day, a […]
August 19, 2016
Inspired by the words of Pope Francis, Diss parishioner Judith Tooth has walked 175 miles of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage to raise awareness […]
August 11, 2016
The very first priest to be ordained in the newly-formed Diocese of East Anglia, 40 years ago, has celebrated his own 40th anniversary of ordination with […]
August 9, 2016
A group of from the Diocese of East Anglia, including three schoolgirls from St Benedict's Catholic Upper School in Bury St Edmunds, Alana Hart (18), Chloe […]
August 5, 2016
Headteacher of St Benedict's Catholic School in Bury St Edmunds, Hugh O'Neill, has retired after 33 years of service at the school. The father-of-two joined St […]