When I entered the Jesuits in 2014, I knew that ordination to the diaconate was a part of formation, but I didn't think much about it. Founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jes ...

Nigerians have been enjoined to be hopeful and confident in God as they navigate the current economic hardship in the country.

The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia's COVID response was released today, with lessons on how the nation could ...

That includes the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC), an international organization dedicated to seeing women become ...

Courage is deeply embedded in the DNA of National Catholic Reporter. So, you might be asking, if we are so fearless, why ...

At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the ...

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton, as counted by Homeward Trust, has increased by nearly 2,000 in the past year, up to 4,697 in September. That figure includes people staying ...

However, priesthood goes back much farther, way before Exodus 32 and the ordination of the Levites to the service of Yahweh ... God walking in the garden. The word hithallek that is used for ...

ANALYSIS: Tuesday’s ‘women’s ordination’ event ... As Katholisch, the German bishops’ media service, reports, “cleverly coordinated speech sequences” in the synodal hall are used ...

The lyric Lennon sings is about needing help; the music celebrates finding it. He is not alone. He has help. The Good News is ...

Jay Calderon The Desert Sun I have spent my life studying the development of religions, including five post-high school degrees culminating in ordination and a doctorate in religion. My ...