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

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

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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 ...

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

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

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

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David as a member of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines saying gay men to train as priests in Italy, provided they do not 'flaunt' their ...

Biden spoke by phone with His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday morning and "expressed his deep regret" that he was unable to ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office ...