How Priests Prepare for Mass
In preparation for Mass, priests make ready the sacred vessels, linens, and vestments that they use. Afterwards, they take care to clean up. Every action they take,...
Category: Priests
Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts journalism ethics questions
By Tom Tracy – High-tech data collection and cellphone tracking services allegedly used in a report by The Pillar that triggered the resignation of a high-ranking US Catholic...
A Brief History of Confession in the Church
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: When I was a Protestant, I never went to confession, and no such practice existed in any of the churches to which...
Despite danger, Nigerian priest ministers to refugees of terrorism
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Islamist terror groups. “From the onset, when we chose...
Seminarians Speak: The Priests We Want to Be
The path to the priesthood is long — from the first discernment to ordination and then ministry. Five Johannesburg seminarians tell Günther Simmermacher about their vocation,...
How to Become a Catholic Priest
First comes the call to the priesthood, and then the long way to ordination begins. We asked Fr Michael Seheri, director of vocations in the archdiocese of...
St Martin de Porres Parish Welcomes Fr Norbert Munekani SJ
By Selby Makgotho – On a freezing Sunday morning worshippers welcomed the new parish priest for St Martin de Porres parish in Orlando West, Soweto, Johannesburg. Jesuit...
Priesthood is Closeness with the Faithful
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis told a group of priests studying in Rome that if they do not want to be pastors, spending time with the...
Are Bishops and Priests Successors of the Apostles?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really...
Catholic Actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson Begin Film on Priest’s Life
By Mark Pattison – Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died...
OK, What is Synodality?
By Cindy Wooden – “Synodality,” which literally means “walking together,” has become a key topic of Pope Francis’ pontificate, but one which has raised questions and even confusion....
Bishop Shooting: Priests Suspected
By Carol Glatz – While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare already has forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why he was shot in the legs at...
