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Vatican official says Church should allow married priests
Archbishop Charles Scicluna said that the Church should learn from the Eastern Churches, which allow married men the option to... Read more
Pope Francis talks Synod on Synodality and homosexuality in new interview
Asked about the synod assembly’s discussion of homosexuality, Pope Francis said: “When I say ‘everyone, everyone, everyone,’ [I’m speaking about]... Read more
What does the Synod on Synodality document say about ‘controversial’ issues?
The Synod on Synodality’s final document includes a discussion of issues it says are still “controversial” inside the Church. Read more
Swiss bishop calls for women’s ordination, end to celibacy ahead of synod
“It’s time to abolish mandatory celibacy,” Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel told the Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag on Sept... Read more
No, Pope Francis didn’t really hint that the requirement for priestly celibacy will be lifted
Secular media outlets and even some Catholic news organizations immediately jumped to the conclusion that the pope is open to... Read more
Pope Francis discusses revising priestly celibacy in new interview
Married priests are common in the Eastern Catholic Church, the pope noted, while the discipline of priestly celibacy is a... Read more
What does Benedict XVI actually say in new book on priestly celibacy?
In his chapter in a new book on priestly celibacy, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI says a historical understanding of the... Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis not in favor of optional priestly celibacy
A Vatican spokesman said Monday that Pope Francis’ position on priestly celibacy is “known,” quoting the pontiff’s remarks in a... Read more
Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah pen book on priesthood, celibacy, crisis
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, have co-authored a book on... Read more
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
A senior official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of... Read more
Former vicar general of Rome: Ordaining married men in Amazon a 'wrong choice'
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who served as Vicar General of Rome for 17 years and was a close collaborator of St.... Read more
Brazilian bishop: Lack of holiness among clerics an obstacle to vocations
A bishop in Brazil who is a member of the Amazon synod said Wednesday he believes a major obstacle to... Read more
Cardinal Sarah: Ideological push in Amazon synod an 'insult to God'
The push by some Westerners to use the Vatican’s Amazon synod to advance their personal agendas is an insult to... Read more
Priestly celibacy discussed as Amazon synod gets underway
Some participants at the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon have responded critically to a proposal that the Church... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet defends priestly celibacy ahead of Amazon synod
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, presented a book Wednesday arguing that in the face of challenges,... Read more
DC priest: celibacy allows a priest to give himself for others
Father Carter Griffin of the Archdiocese of Washington, author of “Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest,” told CNA... Read more
Amazon Synod to consider possible ordination of married men
The working document for the special assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-amazonian region, released Monday, recommends study... Read more
Pope says he is against making priestly celibacy optional in the Latin rite
Pope Francis said Monday he is opposed to the idea of optional priestly celibacy in the Latin rite, and he... Read more
