For the first time in over a century, the historic Chair of St Peter, a wooden throne symbolising the pope’s magisterial authority, has been removed from its gilded bronze reliquary in St Peter’s Basilica to be displayed for public veneration. Pilgrims and visitors can now behold this storied relic directly in front of the basilica’s Read more
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Ordinariate for former Anglicans grows in US
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Less than a year after it was established, the ordinariate for former Anglicans seeking to join the Catholic Church in the United States has grown to include 1500 individuals, 35 communities and 24 priests. The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter has also had a five-acre property, worth $NZ6 million, donated to it Read more