Posts Tagged ‘ordinariate for former Anglicans’

Married father of six ordained Catholic priest

Thursday, September 26th, 2019

A married man with six children has just been ordained as a Latin-rite (Roman Catholic) priest in Montreal. Robert Assaly (59) was ordained by Archbishop Christian Lépine last Sunday after 10 years’ preparation. His wife Nancy and children assisted with the Mass. Assaly and his wife were formally admitted into the Catholic Church in 2015, Read more

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