Without holy orders, we would not have four of the other six sacraments, namely confirmation, Eucharist, reconciliation and anointing ... and Aaron’s ordination as high priest.

The first anointing of the neophyte on coming out of the baptismal bath was performed by the priest; it was completed ... by clothing him with power from on high so that he may be his witness.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first ...

I give thanks to God for this joyful duty of ordaining these six men to the priesthood of Jesus Christ,” Archbishop Richard ...

As Robert Bollinger prepares for his priestly ordination May 17, he looks back with gratitude for his family, seminarian ...

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

At 33, he left his job as a high-powered government attorney and became a Roman Catholic parish priest in Baltimore. His move piqued public interest; Bozzelli’s story appeared in newspapers from ...

She said that even after she told the daisojo about the monk’s repeated sexual assaults, “the high priest encouraged the monk’s actions and continued to cover up the damage.” ...

Aaron Lucas, who has spent the last six seasons ... Lucas starred at Richland Northeast High School where he left as the program's all-time leading scorer. At South Carolina, he played for head ...