Three Bits of Advice from the Pope for Newly Ordained Priests: Leo XIV’s Words to a Group of Legionaries of Christ

May 07, 2026 12:54

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The new priests participated in the General Audience

Local Church•Vocations

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Yet the significance of the Caieiras ceremony cannot be understood without reference to the recent past. In 2019, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life imposed a series of disciplinary measures on the Heralds following an intervention whose details were never fully clarified publicly

Apr 14, 2026 17:38

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

Some reflections on the inner dimension of vocation: a 100% vocational message from Pope Leo XIV

Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2026

Mar 26, 2026 18:52

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

The Land of a Thousand Islands, 150,000 Catholics, and… 44 Seminarians!

The Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña believed he had found the source of King Solomon’s «Gold of Ophir» in the Islands he discovered, and so he named them the Solomon Islands.

Mar 19, 2026 10:41

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Address by the Holy Father to the priests and seminarians who participated in the course on the Internal Forum of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Mar 14, 2026 20:29

ZENIT Staff

Vocations•Young People

Pornography: one of the causes of the decline in vocations, according to expert

Steele’s warnings come against the backdrop of striking statistics about pornography consumption among young people

Mar 12, 2026 22:00

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address

General Audience with the Pope, May 20, 2026, on the first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, on the Sacred Liturgy

PHOTO GALLERY: A look back at the visit of the leader of Lebanon’s Armenian community to Pope Leo XIV

Address by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church—Seat of Cilicia (Lebanon)—and his entourage

Three Bits of Advice from the Pope for Newly Ordained Priests: Leo XIV’s Words to a Group of Legionaries of Christ

In His Youth He Was Expelled from the Church: In 2026, He Was Ordained a Priest by Leo XIV

Italy’s «Most Handsome Man» Shares What His Life Is Like… Inside the Seminary and Away from Social Media

Rome Experiences Thrilling Seminary Soccer Cup Final: Legionaries Defeat Augustinians and Are Crowned Champions

A Priest’s 3 Secrets: Leo XIV’s Beautiful Homily (and Task) at His Second Mass for Priestly Ordinations as Pope

Priestly vocations in the military? Record attendance at “military” vocational retreat

A new generation of priests takes shape in the United States: data, trends and the quiet strength of vocation 2026

PHOTO GALLERY: Heralds of the Gospel Ordain 26 Priests and 31 Deacons Following the Vatican’s Lifting of Restrictions

Some reflections on the inner dimension of vocation: a 100% vocational message from Pope Leo XIV

The Land of a Thousand Islands, 150,000 Catholics, and… 44 Seminarians!

The sacrament of confession (reconciliation or penance), beautifully explained by Pope Leo XIV to young priests and seminarians

Pornography: one of the causes of the decline in vocations, according to expert