Priesthood

Eight candidates for the Diocese of Rome are due to be ordained by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Basilica on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations

The Catholic Herald

As the Church reflects on the decision to allow girls to serve at the altar in the 1990s, some parishes are seeing a renewed emphasis on boys as servers

Fr Dwight Longenecker

Research released with the US bishops provides a statistical snapshot of the seminarians due to be ordained in the United States this year

Thomas Colsy

The Heralds of the Gospel ordain 26 priests on Divine Mercy Sunday and 31 deacons the day before, in first ordinations since 2019

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich says ordaining women could divide the Church, but suggests a female subdiaconate may be possible

The Catholic Herald

Reports of a “quiet revival” may be difficult to measure, yet lived experience in parishes indicates that more people are seeking meaning, faith and the sacraments

Canon William Agley

The DJ-priest Padre Guilherme inspires real affection and curiosity, yet his music also raises serious questions about the relationship between devotion, beauty and form

Jane Cooper

Pope Leo XIV has reiterated that the priesthood is reserved to men, grounding it in apostolic succession and the Church’s divine constitution

The Catholic Herald

The Vatican has published a new document on the Anglican Ordinariates, affirming their patrimony as a “precious gift” within the life of the Catholic Church

Niwa Limbu

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich has said he “cannot imagine” the Church continuing to exist if women remain excluded from ordained ministry

The Catholic Herald