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.

With apologies to the Polish Catholics celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa on Aug. 26: Blessings for the feast of Melchizedek. Yes, that Melchizedek, from Genesis 14 and Hebrews 7 and ...

A Catholic priest is under investigation for allegedly starting a years-long relationship with a 17-year-old stripper — and paying her hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it. Robert ...

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: ...

At age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father José Giner, who has lived in Ecuador for 70 years, said he doesn’t feel like a teacher but rather like a “disciple.” ...