During the Chrism Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament April 14, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron announced that the Archdiocese of Detroit will begin a Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations, ...
Opening an international conference on priesthood, Pope Francis insisted that those who are not close to God in prayer, close to their bishop and other priests and immersed in the lives of their people are ...
In late May, Msgr. Owen Campion, OSV’s chaplain, celebrated the 55th anniversary of his ordination. In a new column, he looks back on the joys and tragedies that he’s witnessed throughout his priesthood. He writes: ...
Not a day goes by that identical twins Luke and Ben Daghir don't get confused for each other. It's probably even more confusing now since Luke and Ben, both graduate seminarians, wear black shirts with white ...
You could say Cardinal Justin Rigali has had an altar seat to Catholic Church history. From his youth in Los Angeles to assisting at the Second Vatican Council to a stint in Madagascar to serving four ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that as we enter post-COVID-19, we must cherish the priesthood as living instruments of grace in this time of re-openings. Lopez reflects upon the recent 50th anniversary of the priesthood of ...
Dr. Greg Popcak writes that while Pope Francis elevating catechists in the Church to an official ministry is a good step, more needs to be done to empower and equip the faithful to fulfill their ...
As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North Carolina rehabilitation center where 27 young men studying to become priests stood preparing to say goodbye. At 53, Father ...
The priesthood "is not a career, it is a service," Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rome. The service to which priests are called must reflect ...
Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by ...
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