Organizers of a Vatican meeting on the Amazon defended plans to introduce debate on married priests, saying Thursday the proposal represents the “the voice of the local church” and isn’t an official ...

Brazilian Archbishop Jaime Spengler, OFM, one of the 21 men chosen by Pope Francis to become a cardinal in the next consistory on Dec. 8, confirmed plans for a trial run of an Amazonian rite of the ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY -- As the Vatican copes with the growing clergy sex abuse scandal and declining number of priests worldwide, it is laying the groundwork to open formal debate on an issue long taboo: ...

Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly will vote Saturday on whether to recommend Pope Francis to open the priesthood to married men or create female deacons, issues that are taboo ...

(CBS12) — Catholic bishops will debate a proposal to allow married men in the Amazon region to be ordained, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to a CBS News poll from 2018, almost 70 ...