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...
Category: Priests
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...
‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts
By Judith Sudilovsky – As his Muslim neighbours and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the daily fast throughout the Muslim...
Pope to New Priests: Pray, Be Poor and Be Close to the People
By Cindy Wooden – The priesthood “is not a career, it is a service,” Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for...
Every Prayer – Including Yours – is Needed to Increase Vocations
Mark April 25 on your calendar. It is the day the Vatican and many dioceses around the world will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations....
Major Vatican Conference on Priesthood Slated for 2022
A major international conference will take place at the Vatican in 2022 on the theology of the priesthood. The conference seeks to encourage an understanding of a priesthood that is rooted in the priesthood of all believers conferred at baptism, getting away from the idea of ordained ministry as ecclesiastical power.
Bishops Recall Father Küng as Theologian Who Loved the Catholic Church
By Cindy Wooden – German and Swiss bishops who knew and worked with Father Hans Küng described him as a man who loved the Catholic Church, even...
Priests’ Dogs are More than Just a Parish Mascot: They’re Good for the Soul
By Mike Lang – People get pets for all kinds of reasons, and those apply to priests as much as anyone. Several priests in the Diocese of...
Swiss-Born Father Hans Küng, Theologian, Dies at 93
By Anli Serfontein – Father Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where...
Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Urges Prayers for Release of Kidnapped Priest
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria appealed on Thursday for prayers for the “speedy release” of a priest abducted on March 15. Fr Benedict Okutegbe, administrator of Sacred...
Fr Stefan Hippler Receives Germany’s Highest Civilian Award
Fr Stefan Hippler, co-founder and chairman of the HIV/Aids organisation HOPE Cape Town, was presented with the Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz), Germany’s highest civilian award, by...
