Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in ...

On Jan. 10, 1984, the United States established full diplomatic relations with the Vatican for the first time in 116 years.

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

While the requirement for celibacy remains for all priests, the newly approved guidelines encourage churches to view ...

The Vatican passed a new ruling allowing priesthood applicants in Italy to be gay—as long as they remain celibate. The New ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines that allow gay men to become priests as long as they abstain from sex ...

The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

Cardinal James Michael Harvey opens the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, for the Jubilee, in Rome, ...

Young gay men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture" say Vatican ...

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