Nine diocesan priests begin novitiate in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Nov 04, 2025 10:07

ZENIT Staff

nine diocesan priests began their novitiate formation as members of the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Pope Leo XIV•Vocations•Young People

Jesus, the Liturgy, and Vocation: What Pope Leo XIV Told French Altar Boys That Every Altar Boy Should Know

Pope’s Address to a group of French Altar Boys

Aug 27, 2025 17:23

ZENIT Staff

Virgin Mary•Vocations

How Devotion to Mary Shapes Vocations in the Church: an interesting study

The numbers tell a clear story. Nearly nine in ten respondents describe a living devotion to Mary, most often expressed through the rosary, pilgrimages, or the wearing of devotional medals. For many, such practices are not simply private habits but enduring sources of identity and strength in ministry

Aug 26, 2025 12:42

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Testimonies•Vocations

Josh Brooks Was a Baptist Youth Who Dreamed of Being the Next LeBron James. But God Wanted Him to Be a Catholic and a Priest!

Josh spent two years in seventh and eighth grade working hard to make the first basketball team at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School, and then disaster struck.

Jul 14, 2025 12:15

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations

Ordinations Across a Shifting Continent: A Fragmented Yet Revealing Portrait of Catholic Priesthood in Europe, 2025

According to the Vatican’s own «Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae», the number of priests in Europe declined by 1.6% in 2023 alone. That same year, Europe still held 38.1% of the world’s priests—but that share is steadily shrinking.

Jul 09, 2025 22:20

Covadonga Asturias

Local Church•Vocations

The Seminary with the Most Seminarians in the World (700) Dedicated to a French Laywoman

No fewer than 63 Bishops and four Cardinals have passed through its Chapel and classrooms.

Jul 07, 2025 13:32

ZENIT Staff

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Leon XIV recounts his trip to Africa and the impact his encounter with prisoners in Guinea had on him

General Audience with the Pope, April 29, 2026, on the Apostolic Journey to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea

Some Characteristics of the Papal Diplomatic Priest: The Tasks Assigned by Leo XIV to Those Preparing to Become His Ambassadors

Address by the Holy Father to the community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of its 325th anniversary

Nine diocesan priests begin novitiate in the Priestly Fraternities of St. Dominic

Asia’s Oldest Seminary Turns 360 Years: Where Is It?

Vatican suspends training at major seminary in Congo amid growing division in local Church

One in five Catholics worldwide is African, as is one in three seminarians: the impressive statistics of African Catholicism

What keeps pastors in the pulpit, and why do some leave? The study that sheds light on departures by Catholic priests

Poland 2025: European leader in number of vocations

Measuring the Call: New Study Exposes Strengths and Gaps in U.S. Seminary Assessments

Jesus, the Liturgy, and Vocation: What Pope Leo XIV Told French Altar Boys That Every Altar Boy Should Know

How Devotion to Mary Shapes Vocations in the Church: an interesting study

Josh Brooks Was a Baptist Youth Who Dreamed of Being the Next LeBron James. But God Wanted Him to Be a Catholic and a Priest!

Ordinations Across a Shifting Continent: A Fragmented Yet Revealing Portrait of Catholic Priesthood in Europe, 2025

The Seminary with the Most Seminarians in the World (700) Dedicated to a French Laywoman