Sacrament of Holy Orders

Former papal nuncio demands women’s ordination at Mass, parishioners applaud

09/02/2019 at 6:33 PM By Kevin Edward White
COLINDRES, Cantabria, Spain, August 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― An archbishop and former papal nuncio to the United Kingdom has affirmed his support for women’s ordination. On August 25, Archbishop Pablo Puente Buces, 88, announced during a Mass honoring a local saint that a letter would be... read more

Uncle Tommy — Happy Martyr, and the Priest We Need

08/19/2019 at 5:29 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
BY KEVIN WELLS, AUGUST 19, 2019 It’s coming up on 20 years since my uncle, Msgr. Thomas Wells, was murdered in his Maryland rectory during a somber late summer night. Deputy state attorney Kay Winfree called the scene spine-chilling; as gruesome as anything she’d ever encountered. His... read more

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PRIESTS ON THE 160th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF THE HOLY CURÉ OF ARS, ST JOHN VIANNEY

08/06/2019 at 11:07 PM By Kevin Edward White
August 4, 2019 To my Brother Priests Dear Brothers, A hundred and sixty years have passed since the death of the holy Curé of Ars, whom Pope Pius XI proposed as the patron of parish priests throughout the world.[1] On this, his feast day, I write this letter not only to parish priests... read more

Why Even Secular People Should Defend the Seal of Confession

08/06/2019 at 10:08 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Anonio Socci, OnePeterFive, August 6, 2019 A few days ago, Sandro Magister wrote an article on his widely followed blog Settimo Cielo entitled “Worldwide Attack against the Seal of Confession: Either Prison or Excommunication.” He was referring to the pillar of Catholic doctrine on... read more

No Parish for Real Men

08/01/2019 at 9:28 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Bob Sullivan, Crisis, August 1, 2019 There’s a crisis of manhood in the American Church. You know it; I know it. But if our bishops are anything other than totally oblivious, they’re playing it cool. In July of 2017, I attended a USCCB convocation in Orlando, Florida. Its stated goal... read more

Bishop Schneider: Pope Francis has ‘strict duty’ to reaffirm priestly celibacy at Amazon Synod

07/25/2019 at 12:56 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Maike Hickson, LifeSite News, July 18, 2019 Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, has stated that Pope Francis has a "strict duty, as given to him by God" to uphold the "apostolic inheritance of priestly celibacy" at the upcoming Amazon Synod and to pass on... read more

What Has Changed at Catholic Seminaries?

07/21/2019 at 4:48 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
COMMENTARY: Many Catholics are unaware that the reform of seminaries began 30 years ago. By Msgr. Andrew Baker and Father Carter Griffin, July 19, 2019 Many Catholics, understandably, have grown skeptical of seminary formation. After all, it is priests and bishops who have caused the scandal... read more

Laxity in Seminaries as a Contributing Cause to the Sex-Abuse Crisis

07/10/2019 at 10:53 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Janet E. Smith, National Catholic Register, July 10, 2019 “Hide the handsome ones.” That was what was “jokingly” said when Theodore McCarrick would visit seminaries. It disgusts me that such “jokes” — which clearly portrayed a reality — did not lead to a thorough investigation... read more

Prof explains why it’s theologically impermissible for laity to govern Catholic diocese, parish

07/08/2019 at 10:20 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By: Maike Hickson, LifeSite News, July 4, 2019 A German priest and theologian said that the powers bestowed on a priest at ordination, namely the power to confect the Eucharist and the power of government, may not be separated such that the power of government alone could be bestowed upon... read more

Vatican walks tightrope on China, comes on strong with Germany and confession

07/03/2019 at 3:43 PM By Kevin Edward White
By: John L. Allen Jr., CRUX, July 2, 2019 ROME - Now that we’re in the dog days of summer, this year featuring record high temperatures across Europe, one might think the Vatican would be entering a “mad dogs and Englishmen” sort of lull. However, that’s not the nature of the Pope... read more

Cardinal critiques Amazon synod working doc as ‘heretical…apostasy’, urges bishops to ‘reject’ it

06/27/2019 at 4:58 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Maike Hickson June 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, one of the two remaining dubia cardinals, today issued a strong critique of the Vatican’s working document (Instrumentum Laboris) for the upcoming Pan-Amazon Synod, calling it “heretical” and an “apostasy”... read more

Evangelizing the Amazon and the Gift of Priestly Celibacy

06/27/2019 at 4:46 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Pre-Amazonian Synod ‘Study Meeting’ Held in Rome

06/26/2019 at 12:49 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The Amazon Synod’s Long Game Is More Radical Than You Think

06/20/2019 at 2:41 PM By Kevin Edward White

Amazon Synod Working Document Released Today, and It Confirms There’s Trouble on the Horizon

06/18/2019 at 5:12 PM By Kevin Edward White

Vatican Calls for Consideration of Married Priests in Remote Amazon

06/17/2019 at 11:38 AM By Kevin Edward White

Canon law expert predicts married priests in the West after Amazon Synod

06/03/2019 at 11:03 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

With record number of seminarians, Phoenix diocese pledges support

05/22/2019 at 4:09 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Typical new US priest: 33-year-old who prays Rosary, takes part in Eucharistic adoration

05/07/2019 at 4:08 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Male Homosexuality and Priestly Formation

04/03/2019 at 10:13 PM By Mary Anne Hackett