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Anglicans Becoming Catholic

Dec 13th, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Earlier this year, Bishop Richard Gagnon of the Diocese of Victoria in British Columbia, received into the Catholic Church the members of the Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, formed by members of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada who were seeking full communion with the Catholic Church under the terms of the Apostolic Constitution […]



Anglican Cathedral in Orlando Becomes Catholic

Sep 16th, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

On her blog “Seasons of Grace,” Kathy Schiffer reports: “It’s been five years in the making, and this morning the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Orlando, Florida will become Catholic….” For more information, please see the entire post.



PBS: Episcopal-to-Catholic Converts

Aug 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Watch Episcopal-to-Catholic Converts on PBS.



Wheaton Joins Catholic Schools in Opposing HHS Mandate

Jul 19th, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

The Wall Street Journal has published an op-ed jointly written by the president of Wheaton College, Philip Ryken, and the president of the Catholic University of America, John Garvey. They explain why Wheaton has decided to join the over forty Catholic dioceses, colleges, and other groups in opposing the violations of the constitutional right to […]



Update on the Anglican Ordinariates

May 17th, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Rocco Palmo of Whispers in the Loggia recently posted some up-to-date information on the continuing formation of the Anglican Ordinariates, which are canonical structures within the Roman Catholic Church for Anglicans who wish to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while retaining distinctive elements of their Anglican heritage. Don’t miss the video (towards […]



Baltimore Episcopal Parish to Join Ordinariate

Jan 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced Jan. 19 that Mount Calvary Church, a Baltimore parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, will be received into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church through the newly created Anglican Ordinariate for the United States Read the whole story here.



Doors Open for Anglicans to Re-Join the Church

Dec 30th, 2011 | By | Category: Unity in the News

New Year’s Day ushers in a new era for Roman Catholics and members of the Anglican Church who will have the opportunity to enter into “corporate reunion” with the Holy See. Read the whole story here.



Hundreds of Anglicans Expected to Become Catholic

Dec 28th, 2011 | By | Category: Unity in the News

At least 20 clergy and several hundred of their parishioners are already lined up to join the Ordinariate, the new structure set up by the Pope a year ago that allows them to remain some of their Anglican heritage while entering into full communion with the Holy See. But many more members of the Anglo-Catholic […]



SSPX Response to Preamble Surprises Vatican

Dec 21st, 2011 | By | Category: Unity in the News

Last week the SSPX submitted a response to the “Doctrinal Preamble” that was presented to the traditionalist group in September as the possible basis for a reconciliation with the Holy See. The document allowed for some amendment or clarification, but the Vatican made it clear that the SSPX would be expected to accept the essence […]



US Anglicans Will Have Ordinariate in January

Dec 5th, 2011 | By | Category: Unity in the News

BALTIMORE, Maryland, NOV. 15, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Anglicans in the United States who seek full communion with the Catholic Church will have an ordinariate on Jan. 1. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, D.C., announced this today during the fall plenary meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Baltimore. Read the whole […]