A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Today’s press conference about the Ordinariate shows a big shift in mood since last November
They have prayed together under hostile pressure; now they can stay together
The Catholic Church in England has lost a precious tradition: of ministering to everyone living within the parish boundary
An ex-Anglican jurisdiction was always taken seriously in Rome
Cardinals taking part in the November 20 consistory will discuss the abuse crisis, Ordinariates and religious freedom
Anglicans who take up the Pope’s offer of an Ordinariate may be able to continue worshipping in their Church of England buildings
Mostly, it will be the one they already have
The Society of St Wilfrid and St Hilda is not a credible alternative
Why we waited 15 years for an Ordinariate: the inside story
In the words of Cardinal Ratzinger then, ‘what are the English bishops afraid of?’