Cancer-stricken seminarian’s wishes granted to be ordained a priest, say his first Mass
The young member of a religious order feared that he would die before realizing his desire to celebrate Mass.
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Articles tagged Ordination
Pope Benedict’s secretary: He who works to ‘invent new Church…abuses his spiritual authority’
Archbishop Georg Gänswein made the remarks on April 27 while ordaining four men to the priesthood.
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Cardinal Sarah explains why female priests will ‘never happen’ in Catholic Church
'The ordination of women will never happen in the Catholic Church,' he said.
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Expert comments on question of history of female deacons
Professor Marianne Schlosser is a member of the commission on female deacons established by Pope Francis.
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Theologian claims Vatican commission on female deacons found no evidence they existed
'There is no historical evidence that in the patristics women were ordained as deacons.'
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Pope raises possibility of married priests, quotes bishop who favors ordaining women
On the return trip from Panama, the Pope said he could see 'an older, married man' being ordained to the priesthood.
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Cardinal Schönborn: ‘I may one day also ordain women to the diaconate’
The Cardinal made the comments after ordaining 14 men to the permanent diaconate.
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The case against ordaining female deacons
The president of the Lepanto Institute lays out a case from history, Church authority, and logic against a practice now clamored for by many dissident groups.
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Seminarians nearly kicked out of bar for their Roman collars… but it’s not what you think
The future Catholic clergy members were thought to be dressed in costumes, which is forbidden in British pubs.
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Polish Prime Minister becomes mother of a priest with son’s ordination
Beata Szydlo says she is now the only prime minister in the world whose son is a Catholic priest.
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