Priest

While the Latin (a.k.a. “Roman”) Catholic Church normally envisions a bishop administering confirmation, there are some scenarios where a priest is able to celebrate this sacrament.

The movement believes faith is an encounter with Christ that transforms daily life, reflected in Christian witness in culture, work and society.

“We give thanks for a priest whose life was a gift poured out in service” and who touched countless lives “by his compassion, leadership and unwavering faith.”

This is the official English translation of the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily for Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday.

Priests are called to leave the Church’s doors open to a “suffering humanity” in need and not “be an obstacle to those who wish to enter,” Pope Leo XIV said.

What does the latest generation of priests in the U.S. look like, and what factors have shaped their vocation?

Belarus’s foremost Catholic dissident has urged Church leaders not to ignore the plight of his country’s political prisoners amid a continuing crackdown on religious freedoms.

As pope, John Paul II held a tradition of writing a Holy Thursday letter to priests his entire pontificate.

“I lived for half a century in a shocking denial of this trauma. Today, I have extricated myself from it, but the wound is still raw.”

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