CORPUS is disbanding, citing the advanced age of its membership and lack of new members. The reform group, an "national ...

Pope Francis made headlines across the globe when he suggested he was open to the idea of ordaining married men as a way to alleviate priest shortages in remote areas.Some raised their eyebrows ...

Having married priests would certainly help the vocations crisis, and married men might relate better to married people. However, believing that married priests are the answer assumes that they ...

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The idea of permitting married priests has been simmering at lower levels in the church in recent years. In 2014, Bishop Erwin Krautler, bishop of Xingu in the Brazilian rainforest, ...

The priest shortage has been a major concern for the Catholic Church as today there is only one priest for every 1,800 Catholics in the U.S. But married priests may not provide the necessary solution.

My priest, Father Philip Raczka, shared that in the Middle East, where most Melkites live, closer to half the clergy are married. The presence of married priests can be traced back to apostolic times.

When Catholics discover that I am a married priest the vast majority of them say, “That’s fantastic! I hope the Church changes to allow our priests to marry. That would solve this problem of ...

Married Priests and Missionary Failure. COMMENTARY: A modification in response to pastoral failure within the Latin rite would be a brand-new step. (photo: Pixabay) ...

ROME (RNS) Anna Ferretti has been married for more than 40 years, and she and her husband are the proud parents of four children. There’s only one catch: Her husband is a Catholic priest. “At ...

Catholic bishops in Amazon propose ordination of married deacons 00:26. Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy ...