Vatican City, Jun 19, 2009 / 15:31 pm
Pope Benedict XVI solemnly convoked the Year for Priests at St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart in the year of the 150th anniversary of St. Jean Vianney's death. The Pope's message for priests around the world was to urge them to grow in intimacy with Jesus.
“Our mission is indispensable for the Church and the world” and they both ask for “full faithfulness to Christ and relentless union with Him,” the Holy Father said as he opened the Year for Priests.