Tag: Anglican
Martyrs of England and Wales
Denver, Colo., Oct 23, 2011 / 07:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On October 25, the Catholic Church honors the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales, who died resisting the royal takeover that gave rise to the modern-day “Church of England” in the 16th and 17th centuries. When Pope Paul VI canonized the 40 saints in 1970,… Read More ›
As bishops convert, Vatican moving on plan to welcome Anglicans
Vatican City, Nov 10, 2010 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Just weeks after a papal pilgrimage to England, the announcement that five Anglican bishops plan to resign by year’s end and join the Catholic Church is setting wheels in motion at the Vatican. The Nov. 8 announcement seems to have caught Vatican officials by surprise…. Read More ›
Traditional Anglican community requests to join Catholic Church
Orlando, Fla., Mar 4, 2010 / 03:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, leaders of the U.S. branch of the Traditional Anglican Communion formally requested to enter into communion with the Catholic Church. In a statement released yesterday from a meeting of the House of Bishops in Orlando, the Church announced, “We, the House of Bishops… Read More ›
Anglicans are a ‘blessing for the entire Church,’
Vatican City, Feb 1, 2010 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict once again commented on the theme of Anglican-Catholic relations, this time as he met with Welsh and English bishops at the Vatican on Monday. During their meeting Pope Benedict confirmed the importance of his recent Apostolic Constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus.” The Holy Father welcomed bishops… Read More ›
Traditional Anglican Communion of U.K. first to accept Pope’s offer
London, England, Nov 6, 2009 / 12:24 am (CNA).- Members of The Traditional Anglican Church in Great Britain have announced that they will enter into communion with the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Constitution for Anglicans. According to the group’s website, members met on October 29 for their October 2009 Assembly. They scrapped their… Read More ›
U.S. Catholic and Episcopalian leaders respond to Vatican’s new Anglican provision
Washington D.C., Oct 20, 2009 / 03:31 pm (CNA).- Responding to the announcement of a new apostolic constitution to assist Anglicans in entering the Catholic Church, Cardinal Francis George has said the provision will serve the unity of the Church. An Episcopalian spokesman said the full implications of the action are still being studied and… Read More ›
Pope Benedict approves structure for admitting large groups of Anglicans into Catholic Church
Vatican City, Oct 20, 2009 / 05:11 am (CNA).- In a Vatican press conference today, Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that an Apostolic Constitution has been prepared in response to “many requests” from groups of Anglican clergy and faithful wanting to enter into full communion with… Read More ›