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.
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He Was in a Coma for 50 Days Due to COVID — and He Was Just Ordained a Priest
The news of his priestly ordination was received with great joy in the local Church and among those who prayed for his health.
6 American Bishops Talk About Their Vocations
Interviews with Bishop Robert McManus, Bishop Ronald Gainer, Archbishop Samuel Aquila, Bishop David Konderla, Bishop Andrew Cozzens and Bishop Earl Boyea.
Catholic Cartoonist Puts Down His Pen to Discern Call to Become a Norbertine Father
Pat Cross’ political and pro-life drawing gives way to community life.
Without Vocations, There Will Be No Eucharistic Revival
COMMENTARY: Without the priest, there is no Eucharist, and without the Eucharist, there is no Church.
Kansas State Football Player Heard Call to Seminary on the Field
Landry Weber says three things are central to his spirituality: the Eucharist, confession and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Kansas State Football Player Plans to Enter Seminary
The 23-year-old wide receiver for K-State is discerning the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. He says Marian consecration has helped with his discernment journey.
Cameroon’s Catholic Vocation Harvest
The ordination of five men to the priesthood and six to the transitional diaconate for the Diocese of Obala highlights the spiritual treasures of the West African country.
Venerable Augustus Tolton’s Spiritual Sons: Black Catholic Priests Ordained in 2021
Three Black Catholics newly ordained to the Catholic priesthood share their vocation journeys.
Vermont Diocese Sees Record-Low Number of Priests
Vocations in the Burlington diocese began to decline in the latter part of the 20th century, hitting a record-low number of 50 priests in 2021.
