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Thomas Reese Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese's column for Religion News Service, "Signs of the Times," appears regularly at National Catholic Reporter. Reese entered the Jesuits in 1962 and was ordained ...
Labor heavyweight Chris Bowen has been reprimanded by a Catholic priest after committing the ultimate faux pas at a religious ceremony on Sunday – chowing down on a bowl of pasta mid-mass.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — They are a day away from becoming Catholic priests, rehearsing for their ordination Mass under the gothic cathedral’s arches.
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to ...
Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world ...
Meet the men who just became Catholic priests in Virginia The U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe priest shortage. Friday, June 27th 2025, 7:08 AM EDT Updated: ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new priests — its second ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new priests — its second ...