A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Topic: Personal Ordinariate
Full text of decree erecting the ordinariate
The Vatican issues decree of erection for the personal ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Ordinariate decree is made public
The decree establishes that the Ordinary, Fr Keith Newton, will be a voting member of the bishops’ conference
Full text: Holy See press statement on establishment of ordinariate
The Holy See issues a communique to mark the establishment of the world’s first personal ordinariate
Priests ordained to the world’s first ordinariate
Archbishop Vincent Nichols preaches at ordination Mass: Full text of his homily
Pope Benedict establishes world’s first ordinariate
Rome issues historic decree creating ordinariate of England and Wales
Full text: Archbishop Vincent Nichols’s homily at ordination of first ordinariate priests
The Archbishop of Westminster preached at the ordination of three former Anglican bishops who have become the members of the world’s first ordinariate
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A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Andrew Burnham interview: Full transcript
Days before his ordination to the Catholic priesthood, former Anglican bishop talks candidly about his path to the ordinaritate







In its cautious way, the ordinariate continues to power ahead
By the end of the year, the number of parish groups will be more than double the number predicted