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 ...

He then blessed the priest and his parents as well as the stole conferred at Father Tovar’s diaconal ordination. Twenty-four-year-old Father Miguel Tovar of the Diocese of Cartagena, Spain. (photo: ...

ON BOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis insisted Sunday that restricting access to sacraments such as priestly ordination, as the Catholic Church does for women, and marriage, in the case of the ...

Father Thomas LaHood, the pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish in Kensington who is marking his 25th anniversary this year, gives ...

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 ...

Fifteen priests serving in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington marked milestone anniversaries of their priestly ...

On Saturday, July 6, twin brothers George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, were ordained priests in their hometown of Aleppo, Syria. It marked the first priestly ordination ...

Bishop-elect Anthony C. Celino will have his episcopal ordination Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral. He will be the first auxiliary bishop for the Catholic Diocese of El Paso in its 109-year history. He ...

FRACKVILLE – With the ceremonial laying on of hands, Deacon Paul Spotts was elevated to the priesthood Tuesday during a service in St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church. Metropolitan ...

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 ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City is preparing for the ordination of Most Rev. Ralph Bernard O'Donnell as its new bishop during a ...