It may be the only issue on which conservative, moderate, and liberal young Catholics unite: few of us seem to want to make a life-long commitment to celibacy. Though it has been documented that more ...

Father Thomas McGovern, a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei in Dublin, is the author of “Priestly Celibacy Today.” He was interviewed recently by Register staff writer John Burger on issues about ...

It is a difficult time in the Catholic priesthood. Far too many priests are unfaithful, violating their promise of celibacy in public and notorious ways. Some are actively homosexual, preying upon ...

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Vatican says the vow underscores a priest's commitment to his vocation Opponents say celibacy should be optional, citing low seminary numbers Speculation strong about whether a new pope will keep the ...

We cannot bring about real reform of the Roman Catholic priesthood unless we do away with mandatory celibacy for diocesan priests in the Latin rite. Why would that improve the priesthood? It would ...

Claire Lesegretain, a journalist for Catholic French newspaper La Croix, is pictured in Quebec City Oct. 26. Lesegretain wrote the new document by the French bishops’ conference about celibacy and ...

John Weafer, first lay director of the Irish bishops’ Council for Research and Development, weaves narrative threads of three generations of diocesan priests, ordained in the 1950s and 60’s, the 70s ...

Late in 1608, St. Francis de Sales, the bishop of Geneva, published a little book that was in some ways a revolutionary treatment of the Christian life. Addressed to a laywoman, Philothea (a literary ...

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When the American Cardinals met with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican recently, they reaffirmed their belief in celibacy. CARDINAL THEODORE McCARRICK, Archbishop of Washington, D.C.: It's not the ...

DENVER — In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is ...