The testimonies submitted to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith during the Vatican's Second Commission on Women and ...

Von George, who became an ordained Roman Catholic deacon less than one month ago ... The diocese moved up his ordination liturgy to Aug. 10 at the Cathedral of St. Catherine of Siena in Allentown.

Nine men were installed as lectors at a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington Feb. 1.

Mariann Edgar Budde serves in the Episcopal Church, which affirms the LGBTQ community. The Catholic Church does not allow ...

A Mass of Ordination will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church, 1700 George Dieter Dr. Bishop Mark Seitz will preside over the ceremony.

Nearby, advocates for women's ordination staged a flash mob under the motto ... Advocates say allowing women to be deacons would help offset the Catholic priest shortage and address longstanding ...

Taking holy orders is a commitment for life both to God and to the Catholic Church ... The following is a prayer said at the ordination of a priest: Lord, holy Father, … when you had appointed ...

The Catholic Church doesn’t allow women to be bishops, priests or deacons. Pope Francis said in 2016 that the ban on women's ordination as priests is likely to remain in place forever ...