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

Oct 02, 2025 17:19

Jorge Enrique Mújica

only 1.1 percent of Protestant ministers exit pastoral service annually before reaching retirement age Photo: istock

Good News•Justice and Peace

Villanova Celebrates Launch of Mother Cabrini Institute to Foster Global Collaboration on Refugees and Migrants Solutions

Ahead of the Jubilee of Migrants, Villanova University opens a new institute to advance collaborative education, research, advocacy, and service with migrants and refugees.

Oct 01, 2025 17:11

ZENIT Staff

General Audience•Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV’s meditation on wounds: a catechesis based on the risen Christ

Pope’s general audience, October 1, 2025, on wounds

Oct 01, 2025 17:09

ZENIT Staff

Rome

Vatican definitively approves statutes of international association of exorcists

Vatican Grants Definitive Recognition to International Exorcists’ Association, Setting New Standards of Transparency and Training

Oct 01, 2025 17:03

Valentina di Giorgio

Holy Land•Local Church

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

The hospital represents only one dimension of a broader strategy of solidarity. Italian bishops committed to addressing pressing needs for families, parishes, and young people in the region, ranging from food and housing to employment and education

Oct 01, 2025 16:56

Valentina di Giorgio

Local Church•Virgin Mary

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country

The application, filed with the Ministry of Culture on September 26, represents more than a bureaucratic gesture. It is a declaration that what began with the humble act of Bernadette Soubirous carrying a single candle has blossomed into a kaleidoscopic

Oct 01, 2025 16:52

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

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Villanova Celebrates Launch of Mother Cabrini Institute to Foster Global Collaboration on Refugees and Migrants Solutions

Pope Leo XIV’s meditation on wounds: a catechesis based on the risen Christ

Vatican definitively approves statutes of international association of exorcists

Catholic Church in Italy announces funding for new hospital in Gaza

Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country