Alongside the biblical debates about complementarian or egalitarian views of women’s ordination, we should consider the sheer ...

This month’s delayed priestly ordination of eight deacons of the Ernakulam Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church has ...

I returned just a few days ago from the second session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome, and I will confess to feeling a tad exhausted. As I've mentioned before, the synod is a full four weeks l ...

Women from religious movements fighting for the ordination of women in Roman Catholic Church attend a protest rally, in via della Conciliazione, Rome, in Italian territory near the border with the ...

The synod concluded without movement on the question of women deacons, but kept the issue open. That was frustrating to advocates but also has helped some remain hopeful.

Ely Diocese said it had played a significant role since the ordination of women 30 years ago, and it still had the highest ...

It happens that one of Bishop Kenney’s nieces –– Sheila, now Sister Muire Chroi Iosa of the Institute Servants of the Lord ...

For Francis, the synodal process was always more important than any decisions the synod made. Synodality requires a spiritual ...

Every student in a Catholic seminary learns a core principle governing all levels of authority in the church. It is ...

Newly ordained and addressing 3,000 people in the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Auxiliary Bishop Kevin T. Kenney said he was grateful for the love and support he has received from so many over ...

Bishop Kevin Kenney poses for a selfie with a member of the Latino community before his ordination Mass Oct. 28 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul. DAVE HRBACEK | THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT Family, ...

“However, women continue to encounter obstacles in ... themes as varied as attitudes towards LGBTQ people, polygamy, the ordination of married men and the fight against the sexual abuse of ...