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Survey finds dropping percentages of new white U.S. priests
Among the findings of a survey of men to be ordained this year: most carried undergraduate student debt, and most were educated in parish religious education programs.
German bishop suspends sainthood cause over allegations
Claims of sexual assault and abuse of power by Father Joseph Kentenich, founder of the international Schonstatt movement, were documented in 1950 but only rediscovered in 2020.
Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis find home in Trenton Diocese
The Italian teenager -- the first of the millennial generation to be beatified by the Catholic Church in 2020 -- is the patron saint of young people in the New Jersey diocese.
Pope offers message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The theme, "Called to build the human family," looks at the meaning of "vocation" within the context of "a church that listens to God and to the world."
Kentucky diocese to restore Communion under both species
Communion from the chalice, as well as on the tongue, will again be options in a western Kentucky diocese beginning on the feast of Corpus Christi, amid the national eucharistic revival.
Healing, forgiveness seen in execution’s aftermath
The maker of the documentary film "An American Tragedy" witnessed the transformation of a convicted killer and reconciliation with his victim's family, before his own execution.
Word on Fire addresses sex allegation, employee firing
The media ministry founded by Bishop Robert Barron said May 2 it had fired an employee possibly over an incident involving some unwelcome advances.
St. Mary Parish hosts novena for healing
The parish in Schwenksville, Montgomery County joins in asking Our Lady of Perpetual Help for healing through a novena May 1 to 9.
From wheelchair, pope tells nuns ‘I count on you’ for synod listening
Meeting with the heads of women's religious orders in Rome, Pope Francis used in a wheelchair for the first time publicly, due to his ailing knee. He called for authority "that does not leave wounds along the way, but growth."
As 1st Haitian priest in Phila., seminarian to carry on a legacy
Roneld St. Louis speaks six languages, sings baritone and is an instructor-level dancer. After he's ordained a priest this May he hopes to focus on strengthening families, buoyed by his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.