While the requirement for celibacy remains for all priests, the newly approved guidelines encourage churches to view ...

Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in ...

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

The Vatican passed a new ruling allowing priesthood applicants in Italy to be gay—as long as they remain celibate. The New ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines saying gay men to train as priests in Italy, provided they do not 'flaunt' their ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines that allow gay men to become priests as long as they abstain from sex ...

Vatican City holds the title of being the smallest country not only in Europe but in the world, both in terms of its size and ...

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State ...

A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for ...

The Vatican department for clergy approved the ... for their general assembly Nov. 13-16 in Assisi. The episcopacy in Italy, where vocations are at an all-time low, has been pushing the envelope ...