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July 24, 2020

Bringing our loved ones as jewels into God’s presence

As public worship resumes, Fr Sean Connolly from St George’s in Norwich reflects on how we can be in God’s presence for our family and friends. […]
July 20, 2020

Quartet of ordinations set for Diocese of East Anglia

Seminarian Peter Wygnanski will be ordained as a priest in the Diocese of East Anglia on Saturday July 25 at St John’s Cathedral in Norwich, the […]
July 20, 2020

Spiritual director Dr McFadyen grows a sunflower blog

Dr Margaret-Mary McFadyen, the diocesan representative to the Bishops Conference Spirituality Committee, is developing a blog to encourage people on their spiritual journey. She has named […]
July 18, 2020

CYMFed hosts online series of youth ministry talks

CYMFed, the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales, is hosting a series of online talks for the youth ministry community featuring expert speakers from […]
July 17, 2020

St John’s Cathedral hosts first wedding since lockdown

The first wedding to be held at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich since lockdown was “a lovely occasion” according to the Dean, […]
July 16, 2020

A tribute to Cambridge professor Nicholas Lash

Nicholas Lash, a prominent Catholic professor of theology at Cambridge University, died on July 11. Here Mgr Mark Langham, chaplain at Fisher House in Cambridge, remembers […]
July 15, 2020

Commemorating East Anglia’s priest of the plague

The latest edition of the newsletter of the East Anglian Catholic History Society, Orientale Lumen, contains stories about recent discoveries relating to the history of Catholicism in East […]
July 14, 2020

Mass among the roses as March parish goes open-air

Fr Paul Spellman from March in Cambridgeshire has opened up the presbytery garden to include as many parishioners as possible in the Sunday Mass. Rebecca Bretherton […]
July 10, 2020

Seafarers are unsung heroes of the global economy

Julian Wong, who has recently been appointed as the Stella Maris port chaplain for Felixstowe and the Haven ports, writes about Sea Sunday. July 12 would […]
July 10, 2020

Applause as Suffolk churches re-open for worship

Fr David Bagstaff from Bury St Edmunds has spoken to BBC Radio Suffolk about the enthusiasm with which Catholics in Suffolk have returned to collective worship. Fr […]
July 9, 2020

Beautiful gifts on sale at Clare Priory’s virtual craft fair

After having to postpone its annual craft fair because of Covid-19 restrictions, the parish at Clare Priory came up with the idea of a virtual fair. […]
July 8, 2020

Sea Sunday, Covid-19 response, children’s ministry

Latest news of interest to the Diocese of East Anglia include Sea Sunday, online children’s ministry and a survey of Catholic responses to the Covid-19 crisis. […]
July 6, 2020

Fr Luke celebrates 10th anniversary with Papal blessing

Fr Luke Goymour, parish priest of Brandon and Mildenhall, is about to celebrate 10 years as a priest of the Diocese of East Anglia.  It was […]
July 4, 2020

East Anglia Catholic churches re-open their doors

All but a handful of the Catholic churches across East Anglia are re-opening their doors for collective public worship this weekend following the relaxation of government […]
July 3, 2020

Norwich cathedral dean welcomes back public Masses

The Dean of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich, Canon David Paul, has welcomed the return to collective worship and public Mass from this weekend […]