Edward Town of St. Denis Parish in Havertown looks forward to his day of priestly ordination, May 17, as one of joy. He’s ...

Brother Richard Withers has lived a life of solitary prayer and contemplation in the Philadelphia region for 24 years. On May ...

Robert Francis Prevost was introduced to the world as Pope Leo XIV. But as recently as last week, he was a low-profile ...

The man, a Catholic priest from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was on a cruise with his family celebrating the 50th anniversary of his ordination. He has since fully recovered and returned home.

The Rev. Ricky Bevington, 33, was ordained a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 26, in the Basilica ...

Although Catholics “petitioned and begged” Francis to allow the ordination of women and married men to the priesthood, “no such action was taken,” they said. “Rather, the topic of women ...

who celebrated his 10th ordination anniversary as a priest on Saturday. A toast was raised by his many well-wishers, including Arnold, Ankit, Alin, Sr Roja, Sanjana, Fr Vignan Das and Charlotte ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

Although his 60th ordination anniversary falls in December, the archdiocese chose to honor Espenilla and some others during this year’s Chrism Mass — a liturgy where priests traditionally renew their ...

Church bells rang worldwide. Reactions varied on his policies regarding LGBT issues and women's ordination. World leaders acknowledged his impact on unity and justice.

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin leads the Holy Mass to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death ... service just three years after his priestly ordination in 1980, making his pastoral experience ...