What does it mean to be a priest? Is there some distinguishing mark that separates those who are priests from others who are not? And since there are so few nowadays who choose to become one, what ...

Sunday, Nov. 5, is the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). Mass Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10; Psalms 131:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12. Today’s readings are directed at ...

A new documentary about the Catholic priesthood asks priests what kind of life they are supposed to live as they reflect on their vocations and the role of the priest in Catholic theology and ...

From the rupture of Adam’s priesthood in Genesis, the exodus, in search of grace to make all things new, continues and reaches its destination in Jesus Christ. The new covenant, which revealed the ...

What is it like to stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Pope Francis during the celebration of the Mass? Fr. Michael Baggot told CNA that for him, "it was an opportunity to live this common priesthood, ...

What do these popes have in common? Nicholas V (1454) authorised Christian conquerors to enslave native peoples. Innocent VIII (1484) endorsed the torture and execution of witches. Benedict XIV (1745) ...

A few years ago, I was invited to my friend’s ordination to the priesthood. I was thrilled for him—a kind, holy man who’s passionate about justice—and honored to be included. But if I’m honest, I also ...

Garry Wills’s analysis of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is unrevealing (“Celibacy isn’t the problem; the priesthood is,” Opinion, Jan. 4). Rather than offer an original insight, Wills recycles a ...

President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the Priesthood Session of the 191st General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, April 3, (The Church of Jesus Christ of ...