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 ...

Including women in the ordained priesthood may not be the answer to all Catholic problems, but it would be a start, says theologian Mary E. Hunt. NCR readers respond to this commentary with letters ...

When Kathleen O'Connell Sauline came forward for Communion at St. Luke Parish in Boardman, Ohio, the priest placed a cloth over the bread and said he could not give her the Eucharist. Likewise, a ...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has delivered an emotional, heartfelt tribute to his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, as ...

The pastor of St. Mark’s in suburban Charlotte says he acted on his own initiative as the diocese reviews its liturgical ...

The test books of sixty candidates for Rabbinic ordination were lost during the marking process following a test on the Jewish laws of marriage. In the months that followed, the candidates claimed ...

Sister Theresa Kane, a champion for women's ordination in the Catholic church, has died. She even spoke directly to Pope John Paul II about the issue during his visit to the U.S. in 1979. One of the ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday the call and ordination of Gérald Caussé as the newest ...

The head of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and other bishops previously in communion with the Pope are facing excommunication for ordaining a bishop without Vatican approval. “Fr. Lei ...

A survey of the 2020 priestly ordination class was published by the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference (USCCB) on Thursday, a slightly smaller class than in 2019. Sponsored by the bishops' Committee on ...

Deacon Brian McCaffrey and his immediate family listen to the homily of Bishop Gerald L. Vincke of Salina, Kan., in Sacred Heart Cathedral April 18, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. McCaffrey ...