Pope Francis has reportedly encouraged a 22-year-old gay man to continue to pursue a vocation to the priesthood after he was not accepted into a Catholic seminary. According to the Italian newspaper ...

File photo of students Evangelina Romero and Samantha Cabral at St. Rose of Lima School in Denver work on a project in this file photo dated Dec. 12, 2009. (OSV News photo/James Baca, Denver Catholic ...

(RNS) — America’s Catholic seminaries, like many belonging to other Christian denominations across the country, are in trouble. Beset by enrollment, financial and other challenges, Catholic seminaries ...

In addition to providing key funding for vocations, seminary education and clergy and religious support; the annual appeal also supports Catholic education and catechesis; chaplains for campus ...

As I crossed the graduation stage in May, I felt a welling sense of pride. I was proud of myself, sure, but I also took pride in both my school and my Catholic identity. Attending an ...

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. He attended St. Peter Major Seminary, a bastion ...

Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who ...

America's Catholic seminaries, like many belonging to other Christian denominations across the country, are in trouble. Beset by enrollment, financial and other challenges, Catholic seminaries are ...