More men are considering the priesthood, the Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus ‘Phonsie’ Cullinan, has said ...

It’s been nearly 40 years since the LDS Church vanquished its ban of blacks in the priesthood and expanded its welcome to women of color. Yet racism remains a barrier for many of the faithful.

CORPUS is disbanding, citing the advanced age of its membership and lack of new members. The reform group, an "national ...

Historian Matthew Harris discusses the life and times of liberal Latter-day Saint apostle Hugh B. Brown, who clashed with a number of eventual church presidents.

Priestly Diary: We cannot bring about real reform of the Roman Catholic priesthood unless we do away with mandatory celibacy, which harms the church and damages the lives of most priests.

Converts or cradle Catholics, many gay believers further feel a strong calling to priesthood or religious life. The call doesn’t seem to deny same-sex desires; it seems instead to complete them.

Accused Albany bishop asks to be removed from priesthood The retired bishop of Albany, New York, who has admitted to covering up for predator priests and has himself been accused of sexual abuse, ...

So how many gay priests actually exist? While there’s a glut of homoerotic writings from priests going back to the Middle Ages, obtaining an accurate count is tough.But most surveys (which, due ...

I went on a leave of absence from the priesthood in 1989 and started dispensation two years later, which means I had to write up a paper to John Paul II in Rome to explain why I wasn’t able to ...

My priesthood was caught up in the typhoon of the 1960s and ’70s. Ironically, the Church, which sponsored my civil-rights work and prompted my engagement in the antiwar movement, made me a radical.

I went on a leave of absence from the priesthood in 1989 and started dispensation two years later, which means I had to write up a paper to John Paul II in Rome to explain why I wasn’t able to ...