priesthood

the body of ordained religious practitioners

A priesthood is a body of priests, shamans, or oracles who are thought to have special religious authority or function. The term also refers to the office, dignity, authority, or character of a priest.

See also -

Clergy

Priest

Priesthood (Mormonism)

Priesthood (Community of Christ)

Priesthood of all believersreli-stub !he:כמור ;הCategory:Catholic? Priesthood

The Kansas City Star Online
Online version of Kansas City's largest daily newspaper.
http://www.kcstar.com

New Advent
Besides hosting the Summa Theologica and the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, this site offers a Catholic FAQ, selected writings by the Fathers of the Church, and official Church documents, mostly papal, from approximately the last 250 years.
http://www.newadvent.org/

Catholic Answers [catholic.com]
A major Apologetics site. Contains a large number of pamphlet style questions and answers about the Faith, as well as sample articles from the magazine "This Rock" and a RealAudio archive of all of their daily one-hour talkback Catholic radio programs.
http://www.catholic.com/