priests

by Madeleine Hubbard   Pope Francis says the Catholic Church’s celibacy decree for unmarried men ordained as priests is a “temporary prescription” that could be reconsidered. “In the Western Church, celibacy is a temporary…

Bills in the states of Vermont, Delaware, and Washington would include, in mandatory reporting laws, information about child sexual abuse a priest learns during the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a move the Catholic League states lacks…

by Kate Anderson   A Catholic nonprofit paid $4 million to collect dating app data in an effort to determine if priests are adhering to their commitment to celibacy, according to a report from the Washington Post. Catholic Laity and…

A recent study from the Austin Institute (AI), a research group at the University of Texas, showed newer generations of Catholic priests are more likely to be conservative than their older counterparts, despite the leadership of…

by Madeleine Hubbard   The Vatican defrocked Priest for Life Director Frank Pavone without the possibility of appeal for social media posts the church considered to be “blasphemous.” The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy…