Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Wants Name Removed as Co-Author of Book on Celibacy
January 14, 2020Currents News Staff VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author […]
Topic: Priests
Retired Pope, Vatican Cardinal Write Book Defending Priestly Celibacy
January 13, 2020By Emily Drooby and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of […]
Serving God and Country: Brooklyn Priest Shares Experience as a Latino Veteran
October 31, 2019By Emily Drooby As a newly ordained priest, Father Edwin Ortiz spends his days serving God. But he used to also serve […]
Currents News for Monday, October 28, 2019
October 28, 2019On the newscast: History is being made at the end of the Pope’s highly-anticipated Amazon Summit. Married men could be ordained priests; […]
Catholic Students Celebrate Clerics of the Brooklyn Diocese on World Priest Day
October 28, 2019By Emily Drooby Saint Athanasius Catholic Academy students spread the message of “we love our priests” through song and gifts to celebrate […]
Synod Offers Cautious Support For Married Priests, Study of Women Deacons
October 28, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent and Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) – Catholic communities in the Amazon might be able […]
Amazon Archbishop Backs Ordination of Married Priests
September 17, 2019By Inés San Martín QUITO, Ecuador – According to a Spanish missionary archbishop who’s been in Ecuador since 1998, “We must thank […]
New Vatican Document Orders Priests to Protect Seal of Confession, Even With Their Lives
July 1, 2019By Tim Harfmann For Monsignor Thomas Caserta, nothing could force him to reveal what was told to him in the confessional. “If […]
Amazon Synod to Study Possibility of Ordaining Married Priests
June 17, 2019Currents News Staff The Vatican has recently presented its working document for the Synod on Panama, entitled ‘Amazon: New Roads for the […]
Currents News for Friday, June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019On this special edition: The Diocese of Brooklyn is four priests stronger! We’ll show you the emotional ceremony; A new exhibit about […]
