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"Members of staff at Norte Dame High School have been busy producing PPE for the NHS and other frontline workers." Story continues.
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"Fr Sean Connolly overcame two exploding bike tyres to heroically continue broadcasting his increasingly popular Evening Prayer podcast live, as he wheeled his bike back to St George's, Norwich." Story continues.
Image caption: "Fr Sean Connolly with his bike and phone."

"Actions speak louder than words was the message of the Bishop of East Anglia as he celebrated a Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich to show spiritual solidarity with front-line medical, care and voluntary workers across the country." Story continues.
Image caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia, Alan Hopes, celebrates last week's Mass for the NHS, carers and the sick, in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich. "

"An impressive and uplifting virtual art exhibition has been launched to highlight the creative hard work of students at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Norwich." Story continues.
Image displaying artwork in a virtual gallery.

"Tens of thousands of Catholics watched live-streamed Masses in up to 17 churches across the Diocese of East Anglia over Easter, after churches were closed to physical congregations due to Covid-19 restrictions." Story continues
image captioned: "Live-streaming of Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich has been wonderfully well-received, says Bishop Alan Hopes (right) [image insert]: "To know that so many people have been watching and have received reassurance and hope in this difficult time is a source of grate blessing..'"
images of Fr David Bagstaff, Fr Luke Goymour, Canon Eugene Harkness

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"Fr Paul Spellman from March in Cambridgeshire has opened up the presbytery garden to make sure as many parishioners as possbible can join with celebrating Sunday Mass." Story continues.
Image caption: "..parishioners from March joining in the celebration of the Mass."
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"Canon David Paul, Dean of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich, has described the first wedding to be held since lockdown as 'a lovely occasson.'" Story continues.
image caption: "Joe and Victoria Howard"

"After their summer parish lunch was cancelled because of Covid-19, the CAFOD group from St George's parish in Norwich cooked up the idea of a takeaway event, says Jane Crone." Story continues.
Image caption: "Fr Sean Connolly collects his takeaway."

"Prameel Joseph from St Luke's in Peterborough has fulfilled a calling he has felt for many years after he was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Alan Hopes at St John's Cathedral. When he was younger, Prameel, who is from India, joined the Rosminian Fathers religious congregation. During a discerrnent at the end of two years, however, it became clear the Prameel was called to live his vocation in married life." Story continues.
Image caption: "Prameel is ordained by Bishop Alan"

"A former treasurer of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich, has been sentenced to 27 months in jail for defrauding the cathedral of just over £222.000." story continues.

"A HUMAN rights activist who fled the Rwandan genocide stole more than £220.000 from a Catholic cathedral while volunteering as its treasurer. Rene Mugenzi, 44, transferred cash from the bank account of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Norwich into his own account to fund his gambling addiction." story continues.

"Anthony Tossi, CBE, who designed the award-winning Church of the Annunciation in Little Walsingham, has died at the age of 88." Story continues.
Image captions "Above is Anthony Rossi, and right, the Church of the Annunciation"

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"The Filipino community at St John's Cathedral, Norwich gathered in numbers at a Requiem Mass to honour and pray for Ermie Astorga, a much-loved leader." Story coninues
Image caption: "Ermie Astorga picturesd with his family."

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"Fr Dick Healey, who has been serving as parish priest in Fakenham, has retired after a ministry spanning 40 years and moved to Montana in Great Barton, near Bury St. Edmunds." Story continues
Image caption: "Looking forward to a deserved retirement: Fr Dick Healey"

"As reported in the 30th October issue of The Catholic Universe, 29 Grade I and Grade II* listed churches and cathedrals in England are to receive £3m funding for repairs and restoration projects from the Government's Culture Recovery Fund. The grant programme is part of the Government's Heritage Stimulus Fund, administered by Historic England and is aimed at supporting major repair projects which either stalled earlier this year because of Covid-19, or where loss of income due to many months of closure put urgently needed projects on hold." Story continues.
Images: "St Peter's Gorleston", "St. Mary's Great Yarmouth. Below, the mural at St Mary's has been suffering water damage due to a failed valley gutter." , Preston's Cathedral of St Alphonsa - formerly the Jesuit church of St lgnatius where the priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins once served, and now the Cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy - is another to benefit from the grants."

"Lockdown is back and so is the very popular Evening Prayer podcast by Fr Sean Connolly and his dog Dylan from St George's in Norwich. Broadcasting each Monday to Friday at 6pm, and available to listen to later, Fr Sean and Dylan are once again making stuff up and talking nonsense before settling down to lead evervone in Evening Prayer." Story continues.
Image showing Fr Sean, bike and phone

"At a Capitular Mass at St John the Baptist Cathedral, Bishop Alan Hopes installed Fr Pat Cleary as a Canon of the diocese. Canon David Paul, Dean of St John's Cathedral, said: 'Canon Pat Cleary brings with him wisdom and great experience of the diocese. In addition, his tremendous work in encouraging vocations has been invaluable in the mission of the Church in East Anglia.'" Story continues.
Image caption: "Fr Pat vested in a Mozetta (short cape) with Bishop Alan Hopes at the service that saw him installed as a Canon of the "diocese

"The Ignite Youth Team have set up a virtual studio in Norwich and launched an online chat show and youth Mass. ..." Story continues.
2 Images, caption: "Pictured ahove is Ciaran hosting the chat show and left. Hamish at the studio mixing desk."

"Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Alan Hopes, celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the Catholic priesthood with a Mass at St John's Cathedral in Norwich on 4th December. Also celebrating priesthood jubilees, and concelebrating with Bishop Alan, were Fr Dick Healey (40 years), Er John Barnes (25 years) and Fr Luke Goymour (10 years). Other diocesan priests celebrating jubilees this year include Canon Simon Blakeslev (30 years) and Canon David Paul (25 years)." Story continues.
Image showing Bishop Hopes in the Cathedral

"Bishop Alan Hopes has talked about his story of faith, his conversion to the Catholic Church and life as a bishop on the Ignite First Fridays YouTube show." Story continues.
Image caption: "Bishop Alan is pictured left with radio show host Ciaran Losasso"

Story 1: Community welcomes new roles, a Book of Life - and a shepherd's hut for prayer!
"The lastest news from the sisters at the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham (COLW) include a new role for Sr Camilla, the arrival of a shepherd's hut, a Book of Life and a special All Saints celebration." Story continues.
Image caption: "The new Shepherd's Hut at the Dereham COLW Convent"

Story 2: Prisoners' chocolate treats from Peterborough church
"An amazing 230 tubs of chocolates have been donated to prisoners at HMP Peterborough, thanks to St Luke's Parish in the town." Story continues
Image caption: "The three clerics with their stack of chocolate treats, which were sent to HMP Peterborough in time for Christmas"

Story 3: Norwich students quiz the 'naked scientist' on vaccines
"A-Level biology students at Notre Dame High School in Norwich interviewed 'Naked Scientist' Cambridge medical consultant Dr Chris Smith via Zoom before Christmas, with questions focusing on the challenges faced scientists in creating a Covid-19 vaccine." Story continues

"St John's Cathedral in Norwich welcomed around 1,800 socially-distanced worshippers over its 17 Christmas Masses, with many more joining via its livestream and on Radio Maria after some emergency work on its sound system, which completely failed on Christmas Eve." Story continues.
Image caption: "Pictured above is a Christmas Mass from 2019 at St John's."