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Pope to priests: anointing others will strengthen your heart
The Pope told priests that if they “anoint” others by bringing the grace of God to their everyday realities, they... Read more
Tanzanian bishops stress peace as murdered priest laid to rest
The bishops of Tanzania called on the local people to work and pray for peace after the recent murder of... Read more
Pope: media helped spread misinterpretations of Vatican II
Pope Benedict XVI said that many of the misinterpretations of the Second Vatican Council were caused by the media promoting... Read more
New Vatican vocations booklet mobilizes spiritual support
The latest edition of a Vatican magazine aimed at increasing priestly vocations and encouraging the spiritual adoption of priests has... Read more
Colombian bishop indignant over murder of priest
Bishop Jose Roberto Ospina Leongomez of Buga, Colombia expressed sadness and indignation over the recent murder of one of the... Read more
Family is the first seminary, says Archbishop Gomez
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles said this week that Catholics need to encourage vocations to the priesthood especially... Read more
Vatican memo aims to boost priestly identity
In an effort to promote priestly identity, the Vatican Secretary of State has issued a letter asking clerics and religious... Read more
Vatican Museums visitors happy priests are present
A month-long pilot project to make priests available within the Vatican Museums to offer spiritual counseling to visitors is being... Read more
Two young Cuban converts ordained as priests
The Diocese of Santa Clara, Cuba now has two new priests who both converted to Catholicism as teens, despite anti-Christian... Read more
Cardinal urges newly ordained to not let priestly life become routine
Cardinal Juan Cipriani of Lima exhorted a group of five newly ordained priests not allow their ministries to become mundane,... Read more
Cardinal Burke cautions against over-use of concelebration
Cardinal Raymond L. Burke believes that the “excessive” use of concelebration – the practice of priests saying Mass collectively –... Read more
New Vatican guidelines: Parents should be careful not to block vocations
Parents should be careful not to block their son’s calling to the priesthood, new Vatican guidelines on promoting vocations say. Read more
Hundreds of clergy unite to pray Rosary for world's priests
On June 15, as the Catholic Church celebrates both the Feast of the Sacred Heart and World Priest Day, over... Read more
