Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations

Sep 05, 2024 18:17

Elizabeth Owens

Seminarist. Photo: Stefan Wise LC; Cathopic

The 21-year-old athlete, born in Toledo, Ohio, USA, began the weightlifting sport at 17.

Bishop Onah asked the faithful to support the new priests with their prayers and not interfere in their ministry.

Pope Francis welcomed seminarians from the Major Seminary of Getafe, Spain, to the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace

help promote vocations by allowing novices to study in their mother tongue

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

Testimonies•Vocations

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

The 38-year-old member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross graduated from college in Mumbai before embracing the religious life. The new priest told AsiaNews: “My vocation and mission as a priest are to provide all the Sacraments in the Indian Sign Language to all deaf Catholics in India” as well as “support God calling” them to the religious life.

May 31, 2024 10:28

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Rome•Vocations

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

Pope Francis holds a meeting with priests of less than 10 years of priestly ordination in the diocese of Rome

May 30, 2024 10:22

ZENIT Staff

Homosexuality•Pope Francis•Vocations

Pope Confirms Benedict XVI: No Gays in Seminaries

At a certain point, speaking of vocations, Pope Francis said to the Bishops: “there is too much fagotery in the Church.” Some of the media added — not to be forgotten is that the meeting was held behind closed doors — that the Pope asked that homosexual seminarians be thrown out of the Seminaries.

May 27, 2024 06:28

Valentina di Giorgio

Good News•Rome•Vocations

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

At the end of the ceremony, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, expressed his gratitude and affection for the new priests and their families

May 26, 2024 17:41

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Vocations•Young People

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

Titled «Who Will Be a Priest?», the study delves into the origins and motivations of current priests. Commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) Commission for Priestly Vocations and Ecclesial Services, the research engaged 847 men ordained between 2010 and 2021, as well as 1,668 men who left seminary during their training.

May 21, 2024 17:18

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

Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations

21-Year-Old Leaves the World of Weights for the Priesthood: From Weightlifting Champion to the Seminary

Vocational Boom in Nigeria: Diocese Doubles Number of Priests in 10 Years

The 4 vicinity of the priest: Pope receives fifth Spanish seminary in Vatican (Getafe)

Jesuits open their first training centre in Bangladesh

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