Over 4,700 took part in Rite of Election ceremonies in dioceses around England and Wales, including about 800 members of the ordinariate
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Anna Arco
Anna Arco is chief feature writer for the Catholic Herald.
Man vows to fast on beer during Lent
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
An American blogger has promised to follow the tradition of Bavarian monks who drank only strong beer during Lent
Parishes will be asked to buy ‘interim’ Missals in September
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Priests will use ‘cheap but worthy’ interim Missals for three months after the new Order of Mass is introduced but before the full Missal is published
Don’t rub off your ashes, urges bishop
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Bishop Kieran Conry says wearing of ashes is a ‘wonderful’ chance for people to show their commitment to Christ
‘We want to be outward-looking’
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
The head of the world’s first ordinariate tells Anna Arco that the new structure will have a powerful missionary drive
Bishops’ liturgy official: English priests will adapt to new translation
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Secretary of liturgy committee says new text won’t provoke the same negative reactions in Britain as in Ireland and America
Pope endorses online social networking
Monday, 24 January 2011
Networks such as Facebook are tools for preaching the Gospel, Pope Benedict XVI says in message for World Communications Day
Priests ordained to the world’s first ordinariate
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Archbishop Vincent Nichols preaches at ordination Mass: Full text of his homily
Pope Benedict establishes world’s first ordinariate
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Rome issues historic decree creating ordinariate of England and Wales
As a young priest Benedict XVI ‘called for the Church to investigate priestly celibacy’
In 1970 Fr Joseph Ratzinger signed a petition that suggested the Church re-examine the obligation of priestly celibacy, according to a German newspapaer