COMMENTARY: Popes from John Paul II to Francis have made clear that the Church cannot ordain women — yet some persist in ...

The Catholic Church and Church of England, divided for centuries over issues that now include the ordination of female ...

The occasion at the Sistine Chapel would mark a historic step towards unity between the Catholic Church and the Church of ...

The author and member of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice described the core arguments for the exclusion of women from ...

A new study on U.S. priests shows that many report satisfaction with their ministry, but trust in bishops and major superiors is still low, although improving. In addition, many younger ...

As AsiaNews reported, the ceremony for the prelate chosen by Bishop Shen Bin during the Vatican's Sede Vacante took place ...

Daryl Grigsby on the burning need for ordained female ministry to honor Christian tradition and enliven a stagnant, ...

The ordained priesthood finds its roots in sacred Scripture in both the Old Testament — which prefigures the priesthood — and the New Testament, which traces the establishment of the priesthood.

SAN ANTONIO - Msgr. Albert Hubertus, who earlier this year marked the 75th anniversary of his ordination and would have ...

Cardinal Schönborn, a theologian who led the Archdiocese of Vienna for 30 years, helped write the Catechism of the Catholic ...