Bishop-elect Anthony C. Celino will have his episcopal ordination Friday at St. Patrick Cathedral. He will be the first auxiliary bishop for the Catholic Diocese of El Paso in its 109-year history. He ...

At the heart of the synodal process is “a Church capable of radical inclusion,” according to a key document released by the Vatican on Thursday to guide the Synod on Synodality. Titled “Enlarge the ...

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, patron of the Knights and Dames of Malta, talks with Pope Francis during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 2. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See ...

The first week of the Synod on Synodality session is in the books, and if you’ve been following the media’s account of things, you’d be forgiven for thinking the event is primarily focused on ...

Hundreds of the Catholic faithful gathered for the vespers, or evening prayers, on Monday evening before the episcopal ordination of Archdiocese of L.A.’s four newest Bishops. Archbishop José H. Gomez ...

(RNS) — The synod on synodality gets the ball rolling on the question of female clergy, but the final decision will be up to Pope Francis. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Discussions about women’s ordination to ...

Almost 40 years ago, while working in campus ministry at the University of Illinois, a young female colleague convinced me that women should be ordained to serve in the ministry. She was smart, ...

A Brazilian bishop has called for the ordination of women to the diaconate for service in the Amazon region. The bishop said that 2009 revisions to canon law could allow for the ordination of women ...

This Friday, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux invites the community to attend the historic Ordination and Installation of Very ...