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

May 19, 2024 12:08

Joachin Meisner Hertz

monastery of Säben, situated on the imposing hill of Chiusa Photo: Diazdemiranda

Local Church•Vocations

Flores: the Catholic island in a mostly Muslim sea experiencing a vocation boom

Flores has become a breeding ground for religious vocations, with five minor seminaries and over 200 religious institutes on an island scarcely larger than Campania. There are 1,300 vocations in one of the religious institutes.

Feb 21, 2024 00:31

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vocations

Formation for the priesthood, a work of construction: the Pope’s message to seminarians

Address of the Pope to the seminarians of the Diocese of Naples on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of its foundation.

Feb 16, 2024 22:40

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

Approximately eight out of ten respondents (82%) state that someone encouraged them to consider religious vocation. The most common sources of encouragement were the parish priest (45%), a religious sister/brother (44%), and a friend (41%).

Jan 26, 2024 22:12

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations•Young People

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024

The fifteen new students are currently undertaking their Propaedeutic Programme in the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Dundalk, Archdiocese of Armagh; Royal English College, Valladolid, Spain; and, Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain. These fifteen bring the total number of seminarians studying for the priesthood for Irish dioceses to 64.

Jan 25, 2024 23:55

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

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

The Pope’s Meeting with the Third Seminary of Spaniards in Rome: That of Seville

What does it mean to be pilgrims? The Pope’s message for the World Day of Vocations

Flores: the Catholic island in a mostly Muslim sea experiencing a vocation boom

Formation for the priesthood, a work of construction: the Pope’s message to seminarians

USA: This is how religious individuals who professed perpetual vows in 2023 are

Ireland: after vocational winter, 15 new seminarians in the country by 2024