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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 21, 2022

Alive in Faith donation feeds housebound in Ukraine

A £50,000 donation from the Diocesan Alive in Faith Fund is being used by Caritas Ukraine to bring food to housebound residents in Kharkiv, Ukraine. As […]
October 23, 2022

SVP Conference commissioning ceremony in Norwich

On the feast day of St Vincent de Paul, St George SVP Conference, Norwich, held a commissioning ceremony at St Boniface Church in Hellesdon to welcome […]
September 10, 2022

Ukrainian refugees supply music for Felixstowe BBQ

There was a Ukrainian theme to the annual barbecue in Felixstowe parish, as refugees sang national music in the presbytery garden. Ukrainian refugees in Felixstowe had […]
August 18, 2022

Jean gathers evidence of starvation in East Africa

The Catholic charity SPICMA is appealing for help to feed people in Karamoja, a dry region of Uganda badly hit by the current crisis in East […]
August 17, 2022

A small seed from Beccles keeps growing in Congo

St Benet’s in Beccles is launching a new series of fundraising activities for a school in the Democratic Republic of Congo founded 21 years ago after […]
July 7, 2022

Queen honours Mark’s 20-year battle against slavery

Mark Little is on a 20-year quest to battle slavery in India, Nepal, Thailand and Norfolk, which led to him being awarded an MBE by the […]
June 29, 2022

CAFOD plans anniversary celebration at Peterborough

CAFOD volunteers in East Anglia have planned a local celebration of CAFOD’s 60th anniversary with a Mass at St Peter and All Souls Church in Peterborough. […]
June 7, 2022

CAFOD walk, Jubilee street party, painting competition

Latest news from the Diocese of East Anglia includes the CAFOD Walk Against Hunger, a Jubilee give-away for the homeless and the winners of a painting […]
June 1, 2022

Tuned-in mentor teaches the way to a prison leaver

Community Chaplaincy Norfolk (CCN) clocked up a major success when it paired its multi-talented mentor Thomas with Adie, a highly motivated prison leaver. Thomas recently moved […]
May 18, 2022

Early History of Caritas East Anglia

Early History of Caritas East Anglia Fairly soon after his installation in July 2013 as the fourth Bishop of East Anglia, Bishop Alan Hopes asked Michael […]
May 8, 2022

St Francis of Assisi school joins Walk against Hunger

Over 450 students and members of staff from St Francis of Assisi Primary School in Norwich joined a sponsored walk for CAFOD. The walkers clocked up […]
April 26, 2022

Peterborough church Food Hub provides vital support

A Food Hub at St Luke’s church in Orton Malborne, Peterborough has been giving food and much-needed support to those in food need in the local […]
April 18, 2022

Tributes paid as Jacinta leaves Caritas East Anglia

Bishop Alan Hopes has paid tribute to Jacinta Welch, the Caritas East Anglia Development Worker, after her role finished at the end of its three-year contract. […]
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 […]