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 ...

A wooden statue of a prengant woman in front of Amazonian members outside the Vatican on Oct. 19, 2019. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen SÃO PAULO – A document released earlier this month showed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a historic turning point in the Catholic church. In ...