Vatican Approved Gays in Seminaries? Dismantling a Lie

Jan 11, 2025 17:11

Valentina di Giorgio

This document will be tested for three years and applies only to Italian Seminaries. Photo: Chiesa Cattolica Italiana

the country has seen a growth in priestly vocations in recent years

Pope Francis received in private audience seminarians and formators of the “Apostle James” Inter-Diocesan Seminary

commemorated its centennial on November 21 with a jubilant Mass and the ordination of 40 deacons

Rome•Vocations

Opus Dei offers 20 new deacons to the Church

At the conclusion of the ordination, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, the Prelate of Opus Dei, offered words of gratitude and encouragement. He reminded the new deacons that their mission mirrors the life of Christ, the ultimate servant.

Nov 24, 2024 22:01

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

The Irish Priesthood Faces a Precarious Future Amid Dwindling Numbers and Growing Challenges

Nov 21, 2024 20:14

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Vocations

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

This funding, provided through the organization’s Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), supports seminarians, postulants, and novices globally as they prepare to dedicate their lives to the Church.

Nov 13, 2024 09:20

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vocations•Young People

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

Pope Francis Encourages Seminarian Brotherhood and Closeness During Audience with Seminarians from Toledo Ecclesiastical Province

Nov 07, 2024 22:46

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Vocations

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

This marks a significant moment as the total number of seminarians currently in formation for Irish dioceses rises to 74.

Sep 20, 2024 16:17

Elizabeth Owens

“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

Vatican Approved Gays in Seminaries? Dismantling a Lie

Pope Francis Intervenes in Two of the Most Vocationally Flourishing Congregations: The Incarnate Word and the Women’s Branch

Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

Cardinal Ranjith Excludes Girls from Serving as Altar Servers in Sri Lanka

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

See Vocation as a Pilgrimage: Pope’s Address to Spanish Seminarians

African seminary with almost 800 students celebrates 100 years by ordaining 40 deacons

Opus Dei offers 20 new deacons to the Church

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians