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November 16, 2021

Finance and Administration Assistant needed

The Catholic Diocese of East Anglia is looking to appoint a part-time Finance and Administration Assistant, based at Poringland near Norwich, to support the Diocesan Accountant […]
November 10, 2021

A Catholic guide to our shared climate challenges

With all eyes on the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow a website has been launched to help Catholics find information on environmental issues that are informed […]
November 2, 2021

East Anglia 2022 liturgical calendar now online

The Diocese of East Anglia official Liturgical Calendar for 2022 has just been published online and is available to view and download. The calendar, containing all […]
October 26, 2021

Chaplain’s seafarers role highlighted in harvest appeal

  Seafarers in ports such as Ipswich play as important a role in our food supply chain as HGV drivers. Greg Watts reports on their role […]
October 21, 2021

Tributes paid to long-serving deacon Mike

Tributes have been paid to Deacon Michael Wells, who served the parish of St Benet’s, Beccles, for 30 years, and who died at the age of […]
October 14, 2021

East Anglia Curia team meet up after 18 months

Remote working members of the Diocese of East Anglia Curia met in-person for the first time in 18 months on October 13 and had plenty of […]
October 11, 2021

Pope Francis opens Synod of Bishops in Rome

Pope Francis formally opened the Synod of Bishops on Sunday, October 10, with a solemn Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the inauguration of the […]
October 10, 2021

Norwich audience hears plea to politicians after Covid

Politicians need to rediscover the importance of family, of faith and of place in politics after the Covid pandemic has sparked a change in community and […]
October 8, 2021

Bishop of Norwich gives Norfolk honey to Pope

Pope Francis has been presented with a jar of honey and a bee facemask from Norfolk by the Anglican Bishop of Norwich, who met him at […]
October 4, 2021

World Mission Sunday – October 24 – save the date

World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission – will happen on October […]
October 3, 2021

Aid to Church in Need – Community Fundraisers

Do you have a passion for fundraising and the desire to be part of a dynamic Community Outreach Team? Join us to support suffering and persecuted […]
September 30, 2021

Sheringham trio receive medals for dedicated service

Three members of Our Lady & St Joseph in Sheringham have received the East Anglia Diocesan Medal for their service both during the Covid pandemic and […]
September 29, 2021

October edition of Catholic East Anglia is out now

The October 2021 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies will be available in parishes from Friday October 1. […]
September 26, 2021

Couple bid farewell to St John’s Cathedral

Deacon Patrick Limacher and his wife Eileen bade their formal farewell to the Cathedral parish of St John the Baptist, Norwich, on Saturday September 4, prior […]
September 25, 2021

Bishop pays visit to Felixstowe Seafarers Centre

Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated a Mass at the Felixstowe Seafarers Centre on Monday September 13 as part of a pastoral visit organised by seafarers’ charity Stella […]