As June is traditionally the ‘ordination season’ for most U.S. dioceses, the guidelines from the Thomistic Institute on holy orders couldn’t have come at a better time. Above, priests from the Rio ...

A priest lays hands on Deacon Kieran Halloran during his ordination to the priesthood at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City June 14, 2025. Now-Father Halloran was one of five Jesuits of the U ...

Baptism: Babies born into the Catholic church or anyone who wants to become Catholic must be baptized in order to receive the other sacraments. Ordinarily, the priest ...

When it comes to the wonders of the mysteries of the sacraments, our Lord, through his church, wants us to understand that the sacraments are: of Christ, of the church, of faith, of salvation and of ...

Life for James Wickersham turned out differently than he expected it would have 10 years ago when he entered the University of Oklahoma. But that's good, according to the man who will soon be known as ...

Traveling for Holy Week? Trying to find opportunities for confession and adoration? Or returning to Mass and yearning to reconnect with the Lord on Easter Sunday? Chances are your search will lead to ...

Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book released Tuesday in Italy. The question of whether some women in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A priest at a Catholic church in San ...