MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. He attended St. Peter Major Seminary, a bastion ...

The Boston archdiocese's primary Catholic seminary has launched a new yearlong program to better introduce Catholic men studying for the priesthood to the basics of faith formation, spiritual ...

It was one of 45 institutions recently approved for grants as part of the Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative.

PHOENIX — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix announced plans Tuesday to create its first full seminary to educate and train future priests locally. The Nazareth Seminary will provide housing and ...

Arriving on moviegoers’ screens this Friday, the new movie “Conclave” bills itself as a star-studded mystery-thriller centered on the selection of a new pope for the Catholic Church. The film, which ...

At a time when so much pressure and so many demands are placed on priests, they should find support, freedom and relief in recognizing the gifts of laypeople and collaborating wi ...

Newly ordained West Point grad will minister both as diocesan priest and Army chaplain. L to R: Joshua Miller in uniform at his West Point graduation in 2012; Father Miller at his first Mass in June ...

No American seminary would accept Tolton because of his race, so he studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained in 1886 at the age of 31, becoming the first African American ordained as a ...

The Catholic archbishop of Dublin has removed trainee priests from Ireland’s largest seminary over allegations of widespread use of the gay sex app Grindr and the failure of the authorities to ...

A Vatican court on Tuesday sentenced a priest to prison for sexually abusing a fellow student while attending a youth seminary whose members worked as altar servers for the pope, multiple news outlets ...