A new Vatican document suggests the possibility of married men as priests and women in leading roles in the Catholic church in the Amazon. This question has been raised by a preparatory document for a ...

The planned visit to the country by renegade former Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia is set to cause ripples within the local church that is grappling with the problem of priests ...

When Charles Ara fell in love, at the age of 39, he faced an anguished choice. As a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, he had taken a vow of celibacy. But after working alongside the ...

The Roman Catholic church has demanded celibacy of its priests since the Middle Ages, calling it a “spiritual gift” that enables men to devote themselves fully to the church. But as a shortage of ...

GRAND ISLAND - Among the three men new to the Roman Catholic priesthood in Nebraska is one with a wife, four children and several grandchildren. Bishop William Dendinger says the Rev. Sidney Bruggeman ...

The Rev. Gregory Lockwood has people in his life that few Catholic priests have. Lockwood has been married for 37 years, is a father of five and grandfather of five. Lockwood, 55, recently was named ...

The political and theological views of younger priests are out of sync with their peers and with the Catholic population.

Lais Dognini, a former nun who later became an influencer, originally met priest Jackson Dognini when he offered to pray for ...