Major Survey Finds ‘Conservative’ and ‘Orthodox’ Priests on the Rise
The study used survey responses from 3,516 priests across 191 dioceses and eparchies in the United States.
Results from Tag: 'priestly vocations'
Synod on Synodality: Laywoman’s Speech Opposing Women’s Ordination Draws Big Ovation
Described as ‘profound and real,’ the speech characterized calls for women’s ordination as a form of clericalism and as a distraction from what Catholic women want and need.
‘God Was With Us on the Stairwell’: A Hero of 9/11 Finds His Vocation
On that day, 2,752 people were killed in New York City. Another 184 were killed in the attack at the Pentagon, outside Washington, D.C., and 40 died outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
California’s New Abbey is Inspiring Young Men to Join the Priesthood
Today, St. Michael’s Abbey has 70 men living in it, half of whom are priests and the other half who are seminarians.
Religious Community From Peru Arrives in Detroit With Mission to Encourage Vocations
Father Palomino views this new relationship as a part of the answer to the archbishop’s prayer for more vocations in the Archdiocese of Detroit, particularly to the priesthood.
Boy Who Got Past Security Barrier to Embrace Pope Francis at WYD 2013 Is Now a Seminarian
Ten years later, Nathan de Brito is in the preparatory seminary of the Archdiocese of Campo Grande in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Soon-to-Be Priest: ‘I Can’t Wait to Get Started’
Deacon Zane Langenbrunner, who will be ordained to the priesthood June 3, says he was drawn to his vocation by ‘a love for Jesus in the Eucharist.’
Ordinations 2023: Eucharistic Path to the Priesthood
73% of Class of ’23 spent time before the Blessed Sacrament prior to seminary.
Vocations Boom in Boulder
Colorado Catholic Center illustrates how community fosters discernment.
Survey: Decline in Vocations to the Priesthood Is Worse Where Priests Serve Larger Flocks
Only 30 of 175 dioceses ordained an average number of priests at or above replacement level over the five years from 2016 to 2021, according to the report.
