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...
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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...
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...
OK, What is Synodality?
By Cindy Wooden – “Synodality,” which literally means “walking together,” has become a key topic of Pope Francis’ pontificate, but one...
Bishop Shooting: Priests Suspected
By Carol Glatz – While Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare already has forgiven his attackers, he said finding the truth about why...
‘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...
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...
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...
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.
