Ordinations

The faithful traditionalists who remain in the Church must not “be forgotten in this. They are hurting as well’ and “need to be reached out to.”

The pope warned the the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful, and in some cases valid, access to the sacraments.

(OSV News) — Father James Musgrave III, 39, a Detroit native who is one of more than 400 men ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year, came …

Pope Leo also expressed his optimism about the recent deal to end the war in Iran that is expected to be signed June 19 in Switzerland.

Priests are called to leave the Church’s doors open to a “suffering humanity” in need and not “be an obstacle to those who wish to enter,” Pope Leo XIV said.

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The question is “no longer whether” married men can be ordained, but “when” and “who will do it,” Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp said.

Nicaragua’s co-presidents are likely seeking a renewal in Catholic leadership, with clergy supportive of the regime populating the hierarchy.

Proposed talks would address “minimum requirements necessary for full communion with the Catholic Church” and then outline a canonical statute for the group.

Cardinal Dolan praised the Society of Jesus for its “luminous apostolate in these acres of the Lord’s vineyard that we call the Archdiocese of New York.”