Latest News

Latest News

Please send news articles and pictures for the diocesan newspaper and website to editor Keith Morris at keith.morris@rcdea.org.uk

May 15, 2024

‘Find out more’ invitation to practising Catholic teachers

An invitation has been extended to practising Catholic teachers who do not work in a Catholic school , but who might like to, to hear more […]
May 14, 2024

King Charles III writes to the Catholic Walsingham Shrine

In a touching gesture of spiritual support, Fr Robert Billing, the Rector of the Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, at Walsingham, had written, […]
May 14, 2024

Seminarians accepted as candidates for Holy Orders

On the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, May 9, Oscott College was adorned with the presence of many guests and priests who gathered to […]
May 14, 2024

Busy time for Bishop Peter and a new president

Latest news from across the Diocese of East Anglia includes a busy time for Bishop Peter Collins – co-celebrating at an episcopal ordination, a Mass in […]
May 13, 2024

Cambridge church school is part of peacemaker project

St Bede’s Inter-Church School in Cambridge has been asked to be part of the second pilot stage of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Reconciliation Ministry – Difference […]
May 12, 2024

Third East Anglia Caritas Festival set for Gorleston

The third in the series of Caritas Festivals in the Diocese of East Anglia will be held at St Peter’s Gorleston on Saturday May 25 starting […]
May 12, 2024

Appeal made to support plan to lift schools 50% faith cap

The decision by the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, to lift the faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England has been welcomed by the Diocese of East […]
May 10, 2024

1100 pilgrims attend East Anglia Walsingham Pilgrimage

On Monday May 6, Bank Holiday Monday, the Diocese of East Anglia held its annual pilgrimage to the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady, Walsingham, attended […]
May 9, 2024

Cathedral team help put out fire on Norwich roundabout

Staff and volunteers from St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich ran to the rescue today (May 9) armed with fire extinguishers when a blaze broke […]
May 9, 2024

250 youth gather from around Diocese for Ignite Festival

This year’s Ignite Festival took place from May 4 to May 6 at St Benedict’s High School, Bury St Edmunds, gathering around 250 young people from […]
May 3, 2024

Norfolk and Waveney’s Catholic DEO steps down

After eight years, Laurette Burton resigns as Norfolk and Waveney’s Catholic Denominational Ecumenical Officer, reflecting on her ecumenical journey and future commitments. After more than eight […]
May 2, 2024

Bishop Peter in Spain, faith-cap lifted, new bishop

Latest news of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community includes Bishop Peter in Spain, the appointment of a first Bishop Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate […]
May 1, 2024

Priest’s pilgrimage, international weekend, charity appeal

Latest news of interest to the East Anglia Catholic community includes a Norfolk priest’s pilgrimage, a church weekend of international cultural celebrations and an appeal to […]
April 30, 2024

Norwich Catholic school receives glowing Ofsted report

The Catholic Notre Dame High School (NDHS) in Norwich has received glowing praise from Ofsted, being rated as “good” under a new more rigorous inspection framework. Statistically […]
April 30, 2024

Icon of Our Lady restored at Walsingham Shrine

As part of the legacy of developments marking Ninety Years since the Restoration of the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady, the Icon of the Mother […]