Beyond doctrine, the question reveals how patriarchy continues to shape dignity, leadership, and voice within the Church ...

The only difference between Father Anne and other Roman Catholic priests is that she is female. So says Father Anne, the name she goes by. And because of her unsanctioned ordination under the church’s ...

The Rev. Ricky Bevington, C.S.C., 33, was ordained a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 26 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, ...

Growing up in San Rafael, Erin Wiens St. John was surrounded by women in ministry. She watched her mom — ordained by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination — and other Presbyterians be involved ...

In an era of deep divisions in the church, newly ordained priests overwhelmingly lean right in their theology, practices and politics. Newly ordained priests bow toward Archbishop Jerome Listecki near ...

Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taek of Seoul recently ordained 16 new priests and 25 new deacons for the archdiocese that will host World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea. With these ordinations, the number ...

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: ...

Two of the newly ordained priests for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, born on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, had several common experiences. But one was something I could personally ...

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, May 31, ordained eight new priests from across California, including a 56-year-old former finance consultant from Diamond Bar and a 40-year-old Vietnam ...

Nicaragua’s government has prohibited the ordination of new Catholic priests and deacons in several dioceses, a move church leaders say intensifies pressure on religious communities in the country.

Father Bevington is ordained a priest by Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. Students and staff from ...