Pope Says He Is Against Making Priestly Celibacy Optional in the Latin Rite
Speaking aboard the papal plane from Panama to Rome, Francis said exception could only be considered for remote locales.
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Pope Francis’ Canon Law Change Strengthens Evangelism With Eastern Churches
The Holy Father altered the Latin Code of Canon Law, citing the need for the Western and Eastern Churches to work together for the good of all the faithful.
![Above, Father Doug Grandon and his wife, Lynn, both serve the Archdiocese of Denver. Below in descending order: [first photo] Father Hezekias Carnazzo, his wife Linda, and their children with Bishop Nicholas Samra on ordination day; [second photo] Father Mykhailo and his wife Orysia Hanushevsky in 1956 after returning from 10 years of Siberian exile they endured with the two youngest of their nine children; and [third photo] Father Roman Galadza, and his wife, Irene, with grandchildren Nos. nine and 10.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20200827010856_3ef4bdfaa78e9b370ea724a3978b60b6a92808655c139dfddfc53b527d683435.jpeg "Above, Father Doug Grandon and his wife, Lynn, both serve the Archdiocese of Denver. Below in descending order: [first photo] Father Hezekias Carnazzo, his wife Linda, and their children with Bishop Nicholas Samra on ordination day; [second photo] Father Mykhailo and his wife Orysia Hanushevsky in 1956 after returning from 10 years of Siberian exile they endured with the two youngest of their nine children; and [third photo] Father Roman Galadza, and his wife, Irene, with grandchildren Nos. nine and 10.")
Wives of Priests Reveal Their Unique Vocation as Spiritual Mothers
Eastern-Catholic spirituality sheds light on the vocation of the wife of a married priest in both the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches.
