In front of the altar built on the tomb of St. Peter, the men being ordained lay prostrate on the marble floor of the ...

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

Throughout his remarkable lifetime, the Rev. James Kelly has baptized thousands of people, married thousands more, ministered ...

The longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and ...

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals and traveled the world.

Vatican City, Jun 27, 2025 / 09:26 am. Pope Leo XIV ordained 32 men to the priesthood Friday on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, calling on them to draw inspiration from the many ...

Throughout his remarkable lifetime, the Rev. James Kelly has baptized thousands of people, married thousands more, ministered ...

Catholics in the archdiocese, the seat of power of the Church’s head, continued with their decades-old liturgy in which priests face the altar throughout the Mass. The archdiocese, with more than half ...

“When I was 4 or 5 years old, I’d play Mass,” he says, laughing, as he recalls that his parents were his first congregants. “I always had a little altar in my room, and I’d have a glass ...