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October 9, 2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9-15 October 2025. The Church unites itself with parents and families suffering with the heart-breaking loss of  their baby’s life, […]
October 8, 2025

Pupils Inspire Hope Via Operation Christmas Child

Pupils at St Mary and St Peter’s Primary School in Gorleston have once again shown compassion and generosity by supporting Operation Christmas Child, a project that […]
October 7, 2025

Annual Gathering of Deacons Marks a Joyful Day

The Diocese of East Anglia came together on Saturday 27 September for the Annual Gathering of Deacons, their wives, and students in formation for the diaconate, […]
October 7, 2025

Surprise Guest at Cathedral Heritage Open Days Talk

The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich, was delighted to once again to take part in the national Heritage Open Days in September. With a […]
October 6, 2025

Flags, Faith and Fellowship: Jubilee Mass for Migrants

The vibrant diversity of the Catholic Church was joyfully celebrated on Saturday 4 October as Bishop Peter Collins presided over the Jubilee Mass for Migrants at […]
October 6, 2025

Transform Ministries UK to Host Women’s Retreat

Women from across East Anglia are warmly invited to take part in a three-day Catholic retreat, “Beautiful,” hosted by Transform Ministries UK this autumn. The retreat […]
October 3, 2025

Young People Celebrate Success in KSC Competitions

The winners of this year’s Easter Knights of St Columba (KSC) National Youth Competitions have been honoured with cash prizes, personal trophies, and certificates signed by […]
October 2, 2025

What Happens When God Closes One Door?

In his regular column Fr Alvan Ibeh discusses how when God closes a door, it is never to leave us hopeless, but to redirect us towards […]
October 1, 2025

Ecumenical Pilgrimage Brings Communities Together

The annual Ipswich ecumenical pilgrimage walk took place on Sunday 14 September, drawing clergy and laity from both Anglican and Catholic parishes across the town. Jean […]
September 30, 2025

Diocese Invites Healthcare Ethics Input

The Diocese of East Anglia invites doctors, nurses, pharmacists, researchers and other professionals to contribute to a new initiative exploring the Church’s recent teaching on human […]
September 29, 2025

Read October Catholic East Anglia online

The October 2025 edition of the Catholic East Anglia newspaper is now published online and paper copies are available in parishes. The edition includes news of […]
September 29, 2025

The March for Life 2025

The 2025 March for Life took place in Westminster on Saturday 6 September. Laurette Burton from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Southwold was in […]
September 26, 2025

Remember the Hidden Heroes of the Sea

Seafarers and fishers live and work at the periphery of society, spending days or months at sea. Their lives are hidden and yet they play a […]
September 26, 2025

St Edmund’s Opens Season of Creation

The parish of St Edmund King & Martyr in Bury St Edmunds marked the start of the season of creation with a Mass celebrated outside in […]
September 25, 2025

Interfaith Dialogue in East Anglia and Beyond

On 28 October 1965, Pope Saint Paul VI proclaimed the Vatican II declaration Nostra Aetate. Sixty years later it remains a ground-breaking and transformative document, challenging […]