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August 25, 2020

Franciscans celebrate Climate Sunday with CAFOD

  The Norwich Franciscan Fraternity have chosen to use CAFOD’s prayer resources for the Season of Creation during their next meeting on Climate Sunday, September 6. […]
August 24, 2020

Fr Henry appointed chaplain for Latin Mass

At the invitation of Bishop Alan Hopes, Fr Henry Whisenant has taken up the role as chaplain for the celebration of the Mass and sacraments in […]
August 19, 2020

Final Masses to give thanks for Mgr John Armitage

Bishop Alan Hopes will be celebrating a Mass on Saturday to give thanks for the work of Mgr John Armitage as Rector of the National Shrine […]
August 19, 2020

Tributes paid to Norfolk deacon Ron O’Toole

North Norfolk Permanent Deacon Ron O’Toole, who had a great love of the Catholic faith,  died on August 11 at the age of 90. Fr James […]
August 18, 2020

Warm postcard welcome back to Mass in March

Postcard invitations for all the parishioners of Our Lady and Good Counsel and St Peter in March and Chatteris have been sent out to help encourage […]
August 17, 2020

Family trio baptised into Catholic Church in Huntington

More than three months after the Easter Vigil three catechumens from St Michael’s, Huntingdon, were finally baptised and welcomed into the Catholic Church, reports Fr Philip […]
August 14, 2020

Cycling Peterborough pilgrims raise cash for Macmillan

Parish priest Fr Seelan and a small group of parishioners from Sacred Heart and St Oswald in Peterborough are cycling the 75 miles from the church […]
August 10, 2020

A message from the head steward for strange times

Mim MacMahon, who organises the stewarding rota at St Pancras parish in Ipswich, asks the congregation for understanding of her team. Thanks ever so, everybody who […]
August 7, 2020

Review set for Walsingham Shrine development plans

Plans for a major re-development of the Catholic National Shrine at Walsingham in North Norfolk are to be reviewed after concerns were raised about its effect […]
August 5, 2020

Norwich Catenian joins online version of ‘The Prayer’

Tony Baker from the Norwich circle of Catenians recently featured in his son’s promotional version of ‘The Prayer’, a duet by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. […]
August 5, 2020

Vigil as bishops call for end to nuclear weapons

Pax Christi supporters in Cambridgeshire will he joining an online vigil on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and […]
July 31, 2020

Prameel Joseph rejoices as ordination dream is fulfilled

Prameel Joseph from St Luke’s in Peterborough fulfilled a call to ordination he has felt for many years when Bishop Alan ordained him to the diaconate […]
July 30, 2020

Caritas gathers social action pioneers for webinar

In partnership with CAFOD, Caritas East Anglia has organised a webinar to showcase various projects around the Diocese which are responding to social needs. Jacinta Goode, […]
July 30, 2020

Bishop Alan ordains Jacob Cheriyan to the diaconate

Jacob Cheriyan from Sacred Heart and St Oswald in Peterborough joined the ranks of East Anglia’s deacons when he was ordained at St John’s Cathedral on […]
July 25, 2020

Bishop Alan ordains Peter Wygnański to the priesthood

Peter Wygnański arrived at the end of his seminary journey on July 25 as Bishop Alan Hopes ordained him to the priesthood at the Cathedral of […]