Through the sacrament of holy orders received May 17, the priests begin their new mission to serve for the good of souls in ...

See scenes from the May 17 Mass with Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia.

A Catholic priest who stole $40,000 of parish funds ... a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. But advocacy group Catholics4Change rejected the apology as 'hollow'.

Pope Leo XIV has been with Augustinian order almost since childhood, wanted to be one of their priests since he was 13 ...

The pontiff has said it "breaks my heart" to see priests and nuns driving the ... a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. "He wanted to live more simply." With Pope Francis leading ...

Tobin of the Newark Archdiocese in New Jersey has been mentioned ... a theologian who has taught at La Salle University in Philadelphia and other schools, said that Tobin could be "influential ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago ... Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia with a degree in mathematics. He then entered the Augustinian priory to become a priest in the Order of St. Augustine ...

Catholics4Change, an advocacy group that pushes for accountability for priests accused of crimes, said in a statement that Kozak’s arrest demonstrates the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s “impaired ...

Co-hosted by VITALity Catholic Healthcare Services Diocese of Camden and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the retreat weekend ... “There are few priests that sign …With a priest that signs, I feel a ...

1977: Graduated from Villanova University near Philadelphia and entered the novitiate for the ... 1981: Professed solemn vows as a member of the Order of St. Augustine. -- 1982: Ordained a priest of ...

Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV, is a Chicago native, but has strong ties to the Philadelphia area — he graduated from ... He was ordained a priest on June 19, 1982. After earning his licentiate in ...