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The Good Shepherd: Leadership That Smells Like the Sheep
A Catholic Reflection on John 10:1–10, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2, and the Call to Shepherd God’s People There are…
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Lent
Holy Thursday: The Gift of the Priesthood and the Mystery of the Eucharist
Today, on this sacred day of Holy Thursday—at the threshold of the great Paschal Mystery—the Church invites us to enter…
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Catholic News - Americas
Study finds gaps in psychological screening of priesthood candidates
null / Credit: Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). The overwhelming majority of…
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Catholic News - Americas
Over 400 men in U.S. to be ordained in 2025; most felt called to priesthood by age 16
Priests gather at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. / Credit: Photo by Josh Applegate, in partnership with the…
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Catholic News - General
This small diocese is leading the country in vocations to the priesthood
Priests bow during the consecration at the opening Mass at SEEK25 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 1, 2025. /…
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Catholic News - General
Women deacons off the table? Synod delegate claims ‘some women sense a call to priesthood’
Delegates attend a session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall on…
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Catholic News - Pope
Weightlifting champion puts barbell to the side for a new journey — the priesthood
Will Heller is a 21-year-old weightlifting phenom from Toledo, Ohio who now has his sights on becoming a Catholic priest.…
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Catholic News - Americas
Legionaries of Christ founder almost removed from priesthood in 1950s, Vatican documents show
Father Marcial Maciel. / Credit: DominikHoffmann, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons National Catholic Register, Jul 25, 2024 / 12:30…
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Catholic News - Pope
Former punk band guitarist, policeman ordained to Catholic priesthood
Bearded former punk band guitarist Father Giulio Vannucci and former policeman Father Michele Di Stefano flank Bishop Giovanni Nerbini following…
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Catholic News - General
How a tragic loss led a successful businessman to the priesthood
Father Peter Adamski. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Peter Adamski CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).…
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