A new study from the University of Notre Dame calls for better preparation for celibacy, greater use of psychological ...

The call to the priesthood is a gift from God. It is rooted in baptism and is called forth and affirmed by the community because it is authentic and evident in the person as a charism. Catholic women ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A survey of the 2020 priestly ordination class was published by the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference (USCCB) on Thursday, a slightly smaller class than in 2019. Sponsored by the ...

Conscience is something very sacred. It gives us a sense of right and wrong and urges us to do the right thing. Conscience is what compelled Austrian Franz Jagerstatter to refuse to enlist in Hitler's ...

Update: The Vatican has now issued the norms on dealing with priest sex abuse cases and other “more grave crimes” including “attempted sacred ordination of a woman.” They took great pains to ...

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For many parishioners attending Mass on July 8 at Pon-dong Church in Seoul, the celebrant´s silence was not the only unusual feature. For one thing, a screen was set up on which the Order of Mass ...

O’Malley, retired archbishop of Boston, who was the homilist and served as a co-consecrator of the new bishop, a fellow ...

The largest Roman Catholic geographical district in Brazil, located deep in the Amazon along the Xingu River, has more than 800 Catholic congregations but only 27 priests. Bishop Erwin Krautler, ...

In a work titled Laws, Plato discusses the officials (archontōn) needed for a colony or city-state. The officials selected ...