I give thanks to God for this joyful duty of ordaining these six men to the priesthood of Jesus Christ,” Archbishop Richard ...

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

Five men will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Saturday, May 17 at 10 a.m. in the Cathedral Basilica ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

Satellite images show building at sites in south Gaza after US says controversial Israeli aid plan to proceed.

As Father Mateus Martin lay prostrate on the floor before the altar of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with his fellow ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The pope did not move forward on the polarising issue of women’s ordination, particularly as ... Vatican [Christopher Furlong/Getty Images] That underrepresentation is in stark display these ...

The women bishops call on Pope Leo XIV to lift excommunication against those ordained in the Roman Catholic Women Priests ...

NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered ...

But he disappointed campaigners and equality supporters by putting off the ordination of women to the clergy. With increasing pressure to allow women to become priests, some observers believe the ...