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March 17, 2023

Bishop Peter joins Cardinal for Loyal Address to King

Bishop Peter Collins was present on March 9 at an historic occasion when the Catholic Church was among 27 privileged bodies to present a Loyal Address […]
March 16, 2023

Diocese offers free will writing service to parishioners

The Diocese of East Anglia has teamed up with the Free Will Network to offer 20 parishioners the chance to have a will written for free. […]
March 12, 2023

Students put Catholic Social Teaching into practice

Students at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Peterborough have been involved in Citizens UK since its inception, putting Catholic Social Teaching into practice in […]
March 11, 2023

East Anglia Cambodia parishes meet up once again

Representatives of all the parishes in the Diocese of East Anglia twinned with parishes in the Battambang Prefecture in Cambodia met face-to-face for the first time […]
March 10, 2023

Flames of youth faith rising up at Wembley

A 150-strong group from the Diocese of East Anglia have attended the largest Catholic gathering of young people in England and Wales at the OVO Arena, […]
March 8, 2023

Priest’s clerical status to be removed following jail sentence for child abuse

Fr Dennis Finbow, a retired priest of the Diocese of East Anglia, has today (March 8) been sentenced to six-and-a-half-years in jail for  three historic (non-recent) […]
March 7, 2023

Forgiveness is not enough in abuse cases says Pope

Forgiveness is not enough in cases of abuse committed by members of the Church says Pope Francis in his March Pope Video – action must also […]
March 2, 2023

Listening prayer helpers are commissioned by bishop

The Diocese of East Anglia’s Listening and Prayer Ministry held its second annual Commissioning Mass on Saturday February 25 at St Catherine’s Dominican convent in Cambridge, […]
February 27, 2023

Acting Rector appointed at Walsingham Shrine

Friar James Mary McInerney has been appointed as Acting Rector of the Catholic National Shrine at Walsingham by Bishop Peter Collins, Bishop Emeritus Alan Hopes and […]
February 22, 2023

Auxiliary Bishop Philip Moger is ordained in Southwark

Bishop Philip Moger was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Southwark by Archbishop John Wilson on the Feast of St Peter Damian, Bishop and […]
February 21, 2023

Be first to read March edition of Catholic East Anglia

The March 2023 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies will be available in parishes later this week. The […]
February 20, 2023

Inspirational Holy Land visit for Fr Peter

Sheringham Parish is set to support the work of the Comboni Sisters in the Holy Land after Parish Administrator Fr Peter Wygnanski met the inspirational Sister […]
February 19, 2023

Let go of apathy, worry and anger this year

As we approach the fruitful Lenten season, Fr Alvan Ibeh says it might be a good time to reflect on the weights we have in our […]
February 18, 2023

Diocese joins Your Catholic Legacy partnership

Diocese of East Anglia Trustees have made the decision to join Your Catholic Legacy and the Free Will Network to raise the profile of legacy giving […]
February 17, 2023

Alive in Faith February newsletter is out now

The February 2023 Alive in Faith newsletter has just been published online and contains details of the amount raised so far and how the money is […]