Also, the vestments that the parents presented to the new priest after ordination were embroidered by the mother and feature designs from the Paiwan ethnicity, symbolizing the full donation of their ...

An Australian priest vocal in his support of women's ordination has become the first person excommunicated for such beliefs under the papacy of Pope Francis By National Catholic Reporter ...

She said she loves the church — so much so that she became a priest. Also, she views her pursuit of women's ordination as her vocation from God.

After serving as a Catholic priest for 40 years, I was expelled from the priesthood and the Maryknoll community in 2012 because of my public support for the ordination of women.

The ordination of Fr Thomas Orr in Ballyduff was the firstin the parish and marked a joyous occasion for the new priest's familyand his neighbours and friends. Colm Lambert reports on the ...

Pope Francis has ruled out women's ordination once and for all, saying the "last word" on the question was delivered by St. John Paul II and that no changes are foreseen.

Four priests were ordained in an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly two hours, officiated over by Cardinal Desmond Connell, assisted by the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Lazarotto.