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 ...

Participants in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality meet in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Oct. 13, 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In the lead up to this year’s closing session of the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...