This reporting of ordained female ministers highlights the importance for churches not just to acknowledge a woman’s call to ...

In an interview published in America magazine today, Pope Francis unequivocally stated that women cannot be ordained as priests but emphasized the important role they have to play in the life of the ...

ROME -- A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another ...

Ordination is typically the final step in a long and often expensive process that includes dedicating one's life to ministry, completing a bachelor's and/or master's degree and fulfilling the ...

I bet you thought the day would never come where you would be bonding two people together in holy matrimony. Well, that time has come and it’s not that simple. You have to become an ordained minister.

GARY — For one of the three newest deacons in the Catholic Diocese of Gary, ministry is a family affair. Deacon Robert Ross is the brother of the Rev. Benjamin Ross, pastor at St. Bridget Parish in ...

Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry. By William H. Willimon. Abingdon, 386 pp., $25.00 paperback. Recently a friend from my divinity school days came to worship at our church. She ...

Vaughn Treco, a husband, grandfather of two and former Anglican priest, was ordained to the Catholic diaconate and priesthood in early May with the approval of Pope Francis. His ordination as a ...

The priesthood is deeply cherished and lies at the heart of Catholic faith and people, but a fresh conversation is needed around the formation of priests in order for ordained ministry to flourish ...

"I do things like a child, but still I am a minister," he said. June 21, 2012— -- Just last month, Ezekiel Stoddard, 11, of Temple Hills, Md., was ordained as a minister in his family's ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — Wedding season is in full bloom, but if you want a friend to officiate your special day, you may want to think twice. Starting July 1, Tennessee will prohibit persons ...