Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his ...

A bill in the state of Washington would require priests to violate Catholic Church law by breaking the seal of confession.

Ordained in 1969 and now retired, Father Pénoukou spent most of his ministry training future priests—first as a professor, then as Dean of the Faculty of Theology, and later as Rector at the ...

David’s First Mass of Thanksgiving on Monday, June 26th in Cill Mhuire church at 7pm. Afterwards, parishioners will be able to receive the First Blessing of the new priest. The ordination will be a ...

The deacons knelt before the bishop who laid his hands on each of them in silence. Then all the priests laid their hands on the priest-elects. This was followed by the Prayer of Ordination by the ...

John Paul II, it is going in that direction." Francis has previously said that the door to women's ordination is closed, but proponents of a female priesthood are hoping that a future pope might ...

Rev Damian George Martell was ordained a priest for St Patrick's Missionary Society by Bishop Peter Moran of Aberdeen Diocese at St Mary's Church, Nairn on Saturday, 7 July. It was the first ...

Ever wondered why you have never seen a female priest in a Catholic church? It is because they are literally not allowed to become one.

Tributes have been paid to Co Down priest and former president of St Malachy’s College in Belfast, Canon Noel Conway, ...

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor ordained two new priests for the archdiocese at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday morning: Fr Michael Daley and Fr Slawomir Witon. Fr Michael has been serving as deacon ...

In addition to raising funds to complete up to three sculptures, friends of the late Augustinian quadriplegic priest from ...

As clergy and faithful present proclaimed “Axios! Axios! Axios!” (Greek for “He is worthy”), Fr. Artur Bubnevych was ...