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January 10, 2023

CAFOD announces its first Big Lent Walk 

Lent begins on February 22, and CAFOD is inviting schools, parishes and individuals to lace up their shoes in faith for the Big Lent Walk.  “Excitement […]
January 5, 2023

Bishop Peter celebrates Vespers for Pope Benedict

Ecumenical guests and civil dignitaries joined Bishop Peter Collins to celebrate Solemn Vespers at St John’s Cathedral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. At the start of […]
January 3, 2023

Fr Peter brings an Indian fervour to North Walsham

Fr Peter Raj, who is originally from Goa in India, has taken over as Parish Priest of Sacred Heart North Walsham. The Catholic community in North […]
December 25, 2022

Bishop Peter welcomes Christ Child at Midnight Mass

At his first Midnight Mass at St John’s Cathedral, Bishop Peter Collins placed a statue of the infant Jesus in the crib to symbolise our welcome […]
December 19, 2022

Bishop Peter celebrates first Sunday Mass at Cathedral

Mgr Eugène Harkness, The Chancellor, and Fr Alan Hodgson, The Dean, welcomed Bishop Peter Collins to his first Sunday Mass at St John’s Cathedral. At the […]
December 13, 2022

Bishop Alan opens Little JeM’s nursery in Felixstowe

Bishop Alan Hopes, the Mayor of Felixstowe, together with the Religious of Jesus and Mary, nursery staff and old friends, celebrated the opening of the Little […]
December 13, 2022

Hamish runs 10K to raise money for youth charity

The Director of the Diocesan Youth Service, Hamish MacQueen, has run 10k to raise money for the Benjamin Foundation. For many people running 10k isn’t much […]
December 12, 2022

Bishop Alan celebrates farewell Mass at Walsingham

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop Alan Hopes celebrated his farewell Mass at Our Lady’s Shrine in Walsingham as Bishop of East Anglia. Concelebrating […]
December 5, 2022

Three seminarians instituted as Lector and Acolyte

David McGough, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, has conferred the Ministry of Lector and Acolyte on three East Anglian seminarians. The Rite of Institution of a […]
December 2, 2022

Clare Priory Craft Fair puts on big charity give-away

Clare Priory Craft Fair distributed £17,000 from this summer’s takings to 12 charities at a charity presentation evening.  The presentation took place on November 25 at Clare […]
December 1, 2022

Transform for Advent, Christ the King, Franciscans

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes a Transform For Advent retreat, a Christ the King celebration, and a new Minister for Youth and […]
November 30, 2022

Norfolk poet brings out book on Generation Care

Peter Coates from the Church of the Annunciation Walsingham has written a book of poetry exploring ways to care for each other and for our world. […]
November 29, 2022

Abbey 1000 celebrations reach their pinnacle in Bury

The flag of St Edmund was flown above St Edmund’s Catholic Church, Bury St Edmunds on the Saint’s feast day, as Abbey 1000 celebrations came to […]
November 28, 2022

Caritas calls on MPs to tackle the cost-of-living crisis

Caritas East Anglia is asking members of the Catholic community to write to their MP about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Caritas East Anglia as […]
November 23, 2022

Walsingham Shrine to hold funeral of Fr Jeremy Davies

Fr Jeremy Davies, a priest of the Diocese of Westminster who was living in Walsingham, passed away in the early hours of Saturday November 5. His […]