In his weekly general audience Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the Sacraments, devoting today's discourse to those who receive Holy Orders, referring to it as a vocation of "service." "Those ...

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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — The title of the document is a mouthful but the message is clear. The Vatican's new document is called: “Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with Regard to Persons ...