Scottish soon-to-be priests Matthew McCafferty and Kieran Burt reflect on meeting the new Holy Father — and following in his ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington (Archdiocese of Washington) continues to maintain an effective child protection ...

“It [women as deacons or priests] would denaturalise ... noted how the Roman Curia – the administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church – is an ecclesiastical body that should not be ...

From priests on pogo sticks celebrating in St. Peter’s Square to the crowd outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

A female deacon called Phoebe is mentioned by St ... At that time the Church split into Orthodox in the East and Roman Catholic in the West. The Orthodox have never mandated celibacy but the ...

In an intimate church service, Reverend Gerry Lococo celebrates mass as an ordained Roman Catholic priest ... women should be allowed to become deacons. Catholic deacons can give sermons and ...

Roman watched a friend become an ordained deacon at Saturday's mass ... can inspire more people to serve the Catholic Church. "Certainly could strike people in their hearts in a different ...

Prevost is the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Chiclayo in Peru. Senior elector among the cardinal deacons, currently French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, stepped ...

(The Conversation) — Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church ... of ordaining women as deacons, but he did not follow ...