VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis says the church must study whether it's possible to ordain married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages. In an interview published Thursday with ...

Pope Francis has declined to approve the ordination of married men to address the priest shortage in the Amazon. In an eagerly-awaited document, Francis didn’t even refer to recommendations by ...

Pope Francis closed the door Jan. 27 on his making celibacy optional for all Catholic priests, but also expressed openness to allowing older married men to be ordained to the priesthood where there is ...

ROCHESTER — Father David Medow knows what he is. Father of two children. Husband to June, his wife of 46 years. And a Catholic priest. All that makes Medow one more thing: “A curiosity.” That’s ...

A new Vatican document suggests the possibility of married men as priests and women in leading roles in the Catholic church in the Amazon. This question has been raised by a preparatory document for a ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said he is willing to consider ordaining older married men as priests in isolated communities, but has ruled out making celibacy optional to tackle a shortage of ...

Pope Francis says the church must study whether it's possible to ordain married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages, and said he knows "moments of emptiness" when asked if he ...