Ordinariate Catholics in the U.K. are getting their first bishop, who also hails from their Anglican heritage, from Pope Francis. Our Bishop Steven J. Lopes welcomed the news as a great sign for the Ordinariates worldwide. (Link to OSV News article at The Catholic Register)
St. Alban's music director Aaron Tan organized the first-ever Rochester Hymn Fest, where St. Alban's and 5 other area Christian churches, gathered April 28 to sing hymns together chosen from their different congregations' traditions.