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January 9, 2024

Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, is pictured speaking during a news conference at the Vatican in this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo.

The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican's doctrinal office said.

Published in Vatican
February 20, 2020

Editorial: Focus on dreams

Pope Francis carries his pastoral staff as he leaves the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2019.

Reaction ranged from anger to relief after the Pope dodged a contentious debate about ordaining married men to the priesthood in his reflection on the recent Amazon synod.

Published in Editorial