Shortly after Pope Francis opposed the possibility of an ordained female diaconate, two German-speaking cardinals publicly have said that only men can be ordained to the priesthood. “Women cannot be ...

Women are being considered to play a critical role in the discernment of candidates for the Catholic priesthood, according to ...

ROME (AP) — A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, ...

In a 2008 address in Washington, D.C., Pope Benedict told the U.S. bishops that “the ability to cultivate vocations to the priesthood and the religious life is a sure sign of the health of a local ...

The Diocese of Corpus Christi held a special celebration as Bishop Michael Mulvey achieves a major milestone: the *50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. Right before he made his way to the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Sunday after her confirmation, when young people raised Catholic are supposed to embrace their faith for themselves, Ellie Hidalgo’s niece begged her parents to not make her ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — More than 500 people gathered Sunday (May 26) at a local cathedral to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Msgr. Earl Provenza’s ordination. The Shreveport native has ...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - In an emotional ceremony filled with tears and applause, a 70-year-old Kentucky woman was ordained a priest on Saturday as part of a dissident group operating outside ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the 43rd anniversary of his priestly ordination today. On June 19, 1982, Robert Prevost was ordained a priest by Belgian Archbishop Jean Jadot in St. Monica Chapel, located ...

In a private exchange with priests of the Diocese of Rome on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV responded to four questions, advising ...