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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And here are some reasons why. For the first time in history, we have a gender-balanced papal commission. When has that ever happened before? While Vatican spokesperson Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi ...

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The Catholic Church does not have a general policy of denying funeral rights to all sinners, but this bishop believes that gay and bisexual people are an exception. A Catholic bishop in Springfield, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Last week, King Charles III and Queen Camilla announced that a royal tour to Italy and the Vatican would take place during the first week of March. The announcement was originally made despite Pope ...