Posts Tagged ‘Priestly Fraternity of St Peter’

Tensions rise in France over Tridentine Rite

Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Tridentine Rite tensions

The Archbishop of Dijon has expelled a clerical religious congregation that celebrates exclusively in the pre-Vatican II or Tridentine Rite, causing tensions to rise in the community. Archbishop Roland Minnerath announced in May that he would no longer allow two Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) priests to continue to reside and offer Mass in Read more

New quasi-parish established for Latin mass

Monday, April 16th, 2018

A new quasi-parish for Catholics interested in the traditional Latin Mass has been established in Philadelphia by Archbishop Charles Chaput. A quasi-parish is the equivalent of a parish under canon law, with some exceptions. It can later become a parish at the discretion of the local bishop. “In response to a growing interest, it has Read more

Priest shot and killed with fellow cleric’s gun

Friday, June 20th, 2014

A priest was shot and killed with a gun owned by a fellow priest during a robbery in downtown Phoenix, in the United States. Gary Michael Moran, 54, who had only been out of jail for six weeks, has been arrested following the shooting of Fr Kenneth Walker, FSSP, and the beating of Fr Joseph Read more

Young US priest shot and killed in brutal attack

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

A priest who had only been ordained for two years was shot and killed during a possible burglary in Phoenix in the United States. Fr Kenneth Walker, 29, died of gunshot wounds on June 11. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Another priest, Fr Joseph Terra, 56, was badly beaten in the attack Read more