The question of whether clergy should be allowed to marry isn’t just a religious debate. It actually cuts into deep questions about tradition, humanity, power, and how we define devotion. For some, ...

In the wake of the Second Vatican Council, a wave of now-familiar but then-novel structures emerged: bishops' conferences, priests' councils, parish councils and diocesan pastoral councils. The ...

When writer Melissa Febos was 35, she decided to temporarily give up sex. "I was coming off a devastating relationship where I had become so obsessive. I had gone completely off the rails," she says.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers, as he gave marching orders Wednesday to the ...

Julia Fox discusses being celibate, exploring nudity on screen, and how men need to be just more f***able in a new interview. Notably, the 35-year-old actress is promoting her film, which was released ...

No, thanks: Young women are welcoming a wave of celibacy these days -- and they acknowledge that they are partly to blame. Tam Nguyen / NYPost Design Mandana Zarghami, 29, spent a “good chunk” of her ...

An almost extinct celibate Christian sect is enjoying a 50 percent increase in its numbers—going from two members to three. Speaking with NPR, the new member, Sister April Baxter, 59, said she had ...