Priesthood
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In a de-Christianized world, priests should be pillars of faith, Pope Francis says
Priests should strive after a strong relationship with Christ, beginning in seminary, in order to be the guides in faith... Read more
Missionary: Married priests in Amazon wouldn't get to the root of the problem
A South American missionary to Angola who is participating in the Amazon Synod at the invitation of the pope has... Read more
Cardinal Sarah reflects on the meaning of the priesthood
Cardinal Robert Sarah reflected on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the meaning of the priesthood in... Read more
Francis urges priests to be faithful in time of 'ecclesial purification'
Pope Francis published a letter Sunday to encourage all priests to remain steadfast and prayerful during this time of purification... Read more
Why do priests study philosophy?
Philosophy does not teach its students the Bible. It does not teach one how to minister to a congregation. It... Read more
DC priest: celibacy allows a priest to give himself for others
Father Carter Griffin of the Archdiocese of Washington, author of “Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest,” told CNA... Read more
'Priests in the Park' offer public witness of confession, Catholicism in Michigan
Dog walkers, bike riders, joggers, and Catholics priests hearing confession - most of these things you can find in any... Read more
Global Rosary Relay aims at 1 billion Hail Marys for priests
The Global Rosary Relay aims to have 1 billion Hail Marys said for the sanctification of priests June 28, the... Read more
Polish priest ordained after cancer diagnosis dies
A young Polish priest who was ordained last month following a terminal cancer diagnosis has died, his community announced Monday. Read more
Facing terminal cancer, Polish man ordained priest in hospital bed
May is ordination month in many dioceses, but the ordination of Fr. Michal Los, FDP, a member of the Orionine... Read more
7 priests ordained in 7 years: What's the 'secret sauce' at this Ohio parish?
Starting in 2013, and every year since for the past seven years, one young man from the parish of St.... Read more
Deacon Drake: From Pentecostal preacher to Catholic priest
Deacon Drake McCalister is many things that most men about to become Catholic priests are not. Read more
Who are the new priests of 2019?
This year, 481 men in the United States will kneel in cathedral churches and be ordained as Catholic priests for... Read more
Bishop Olmsted sees 'renewal' in priestly formation, despite scandal
Despite the scandals of clerical sexual abuse that the Catholic Church has suffered in past decades, the Church in the... Read more
Dominican scholar: Church crisis calls for renewal of Catholic teaching on freedom
According to a Dominican scholar, the crisis of priestly fidelity is connected to a new cultural conception of human freedom... Read more
Pope Francis: Like holy oil, priests must pour themselves out for others
The holy oil blessed at the Chrism Mass is a reminder of the priest’s call to be close to the... Read more
The last Irish priest in Wyoming
“I am the last F.B.I.: foreign-born Irish,” Father Tom Sheridan, a retired priest of the Cheyenne diocese, told CNA. Read more
Questions from agnostic friend lead Spanish man to the priesthood
Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi became the youngest priest in the diocese of San Sebastian, Spain, when he was ordained last... Read more
From bartender to priest: 'God is very insistent!'
How do you go from being a bartender who has not attended Mass for 15 years to becoming a priest? Read more
Do not avoid the wounds of the Church, pope says in Sicily
In Sicily Saturday, Pope Francis said the wounds of the Church and the world are the wounds of Christ, and... Read more
