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Vatican publishes new document on Anglican Ordinariates
1+ week, 1+ day ago (339+ words) Vatican publishes new document on Anglican Ordinariates'The Catholic Herald The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a new document on the Anglican Ordinariate patrimony within the Catholic Church, signalling approval within Rome. The text, formally titled Characteristics…...
Sarah Mullally installed as the 36th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
1+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) Dame Sarah Mullally has been installed as the 36th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the role. Two thousand guests attended the ceremony, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Leader…...
Conservative Anglicans prepare to challenge Sarah Mullally with rival leader
4+ week, 2+ day ago (369+ words) The conservative Anglican group, the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), is meeting in Nigeria's capital this week to elect its own leader of the Anglican Communion. The appointment, which will happen just weeks before the installation of Sarah Mullally…...
From Anglican priesthood to Catholic communion
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (8+ words) From Anglican priesthood to Catholic communion'The Catholic Herald...
If reparations matter, the Church of England must face its anti-Catholic past
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (177+ words) If reparations matter, the Church of England must face its anti-Catholic past'The Catholic Herald If the Church of England is serious about its commitment to pay reparations in atonement for past wrongs, there is an obvious community it should attend…...
Is it truly ecumenical to host a female bishop's ordination?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (336+ words) After a backlash from Catholic laity, the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia has withdrawn its plan to consecrate its next bishop, Susan Bunton Haynes, at St Bede's Catholic Church in Williamsburg. A day later Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond (pictured…...
Why I feel strangely hopeful for the English Church
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) For almost a thousand years after its baptism, the English Church flourished. Holy shrines were established at Canterbury, Walsingham, and Holywell. Magnificent cathedrals rose in York, Durham, and Wells. Saints such as Dunstan, Edmund, and Winifred became household names. By…...
Senior Catholic chaplain at Oxford removed following safeguarding complaint and allegations of mishandling
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) The senior Catholic chaplain of Oxford University has been formally removed from his post after allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" with a student emerged. The alleged victim has told the Catholic Herald that he has also reported the matter to the…...
Why are Anglican Clergy becoming Catholics?
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (209+ words) Why are Anglican Clergy becoming Catholics?The Catholic Herald These innovations have now been added to in relation to questions of gender identity and priesthood, language about God, sacramental discipline in the churches and much else. It is not only…...