UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

Jul 04, 2024 17:39

ZENIT Staff

Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordained three new priests to serve the Diocese of Westminster Photo: Diocese of Westminster

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory ordained the largest number of priests since 1960.

Good News•Local Church•Vocations

The Boom and Vocational “Miracle” of a Men’s Monastery in Austria

According to Abbot Maximilian Heim, the key to its success is rooted in the love of God and neighbour, and in following Saint Benedict’s Rule: “Ora, Lege et Labora” (Pray, Read and Work). This philosophy, combined with the unity within the community and with the Church, has enabled Heiligenkreuz to flourish in modern times.

May 19, 2024 12:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Testimonies•Vocations

Seminarian ministering in dangerous jungle to be ordained priest

Deacon Santosh Kumar has been ministering in the parish Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kalpahad, North Andaman, where parishioners regularly walk 6 km (3 miles) through dangerous forests to attend Sunday Mass. But Deacon Kumar and the parish priest also have to make the trek through dense forest to get to far-out chapels to celebrate Mass or make pastoral visits.

May 01, 2024 00:08

John Newton

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

These are the men who will be ordained priests in the U.S. in 2024

The average age at ordination was 34 years old. Since 1999, the average age was 35 and ranged between 33 and 37.

Apr 29, 2024 23:43

ZENIT Staff

Rome•Vocations•Young People

“Be Compassionate Brothers To Others”: Cardinal Luis Tagle Ordains 20 Legionaries of Christ in Rome

The Mass of Priestly Ordinations took place two days before the opening of the General Convention of the Regnum Christi, the Family of which the Legionaries of Christ are a part, as are its consecrated men and women, and hundreds of lay members, who clothed the new priests and accompanied them during the Mass of Ordinations.

Apr 27, 2024 00:59

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Vocations•Young People

USA: Students With A Religious Vocation Are Unable to Enter the Seminary or Convent Because of University Debt

A Report of the United States National Conference of Religious Vocations warned in 2013 that “the educational debt had become a dissuasive element for many in discerning their religious vocation.” The average debt of student loans in the United States is around US$30,000.

Apr 23, 2024 13:03

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Leo XIV begins 2026 with a new papal staff: here is the meaning… and the photos

In a Church often scrutinized for its symbols, Leo XIV’s choice is neither ornamental nor nostalgic. It is a visual theology, compressed into metal and form, reminding both shepherd and faithful that the path forward passes through the wounds of history—but does not end there

Ordinary time, our baptism, and the memory of a gift received: a simple reflection by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, January 11, 2026

UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

A Good Year of Vocational Harvests in Some Dioceses of the United States: These Are the Data

A deaf-mute is ordained as a Catholic priest for the first time in Indian history

Pope Francis’ Face to Face Conversation with Young Clergy of Rome: Issues Addressed

Pope Confirms Benedict XVI: No Gays in Seminaries

Opus Dei gives to the Church 29 new priests from 19 countries

Germany: research reveals that young clergy are conservative and opposed to ecclesiastical progressivism

The Boom and Vocational “Miracle” of a Men’s Monastery in Austria

Seminarian ministering in dangerous jungle to be ordained priest

These are the men who will be ordained priests in the U.S. in 2024

“Be Compassionate Brothers To Others”: Cardinal Luis Tagle Ordains 20 Legionaries of Christ in Rome

USA: Students With A Religious Vocation Are Unable to Enter the Seminary or Convent Because of University Debt