One of the most unifying elements of the Medieval Period was the Roman Catholic Church ... there were bishops, priests, monks and nuns. In the latter part of the Middle Ages, the pope, as head ...

Wissam Akiki married then became deacon in Maronite Catholic church in St. Louis Several Eastern rite churches that recognize authority of pope in Rome always have allowed married priests The ...

Under the pastoral provision, Father Paul Sullins, a former Episcopal priest, was ordained in the Catholic Church in 2002 after ... men of exemplary faith. Often middle-aged, they are usually ...

The Roman Catholic Church bars most married men from becoming ... 1999). But by the Middle Ages, many priests treated their calling as a "family business," giving preference to their sons for ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

a leading priest in the church has written the Vatican to accuse that delegate of acting like “an erstwhile inquisitor of the Middle Ages.” Father Kuriakose Mundadan also insisted that refusal ...

A June 23 letter writer expressed concern about the priest shortage in the Catholic Church. (6A ... cause of accidental death for children ages 1-4. Most accidents involve a young child with ...