Four archdioceses celebrate biggest ordination classes in years with joy, prayer, packed churches June 18, 2024By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Besides the Washington Archdiocese, other U.S. archdioceses have seen record ordination classes this spring, including the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, with 13 new priests, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles with 11 and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee with nine.
Deacon Franz Belleza eager to stride into role of ‘leading the flock’ June 18, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations Deacon Franz Josef Basalo Belleza enjoys a leisurely stroll or jog during his downtime, but he says his journey to the priesthood has been “no walk in the park.”
From Karachi to the Baltimore Archdiocese: Deacon Andrades looks forward to a vocation of gratitude June 17, 2024By Erik Zygmont Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations Deacon Daniel Andrades looks forward to his ordination to the priesthood June 22 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland as a gift that will be reciprocated.
Deacon Acuña discovers renewed faith in the example of St. Dominic Savio June 16, 2024By Sarah Torbeck Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, New Priests 2024, News, Vocations During his diaconate year at Sacred Heart in Glyndon, Deacon Acuña has been blessed to assist his community sacramentally by performing house blessings, baptisms and other pastoral duties that are often delegated to deacons; but he admits that this has made him even more eager to receive the apostolic authority of the Church, so that he can fully serve his parish community in his vocation as Priest.
‘I have to be the example’: Oblate Sister of Providence is inspiration to students June 13, 2024By Emily Littleton Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations Sister Mary-Pauline’s journey into religious life came about as she was helping others discern vocations in Africa. Serving as the coordinator of a vocations club in her home parish in Ghana, she researched religious communities for a girl who wanted to become a religious sister.
Franciscan Father Richard Rome to serve at St. Casimir in Canton after ordination June 12, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Conventual Franciscan Father Richard Rome was ordained June 8 at St. Casimir in Canton, joining the Our Lady of the Angels Province as its newest priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.
Back to basics: New stage of formation helps shape spiritually grounded seminarians June 11, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Promoted by Pope Francis, the additional year of formation focuses less on academics and more on cultivating virtue and a well-tuned prayer life – along with a sense of service and fraternity.
Coming home: First-year seminarians returning to historic Paca Street location June 11, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations A $10 million project to open the Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney Propaedeutic House of Formation is nearing completion along Paca Street in Baltimore, with the first seminarians expected to arrive in August.
GIVEN forum equips young women to pursue their unique callings June 8, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Over 300 Catholic women from all walks of life will gather in Washington from June 8 to 12 to participate in the GIVEN Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Program and the Catholic Women’s Leadership Forum. It will be the fifth GIVEN forum since the group’s founding; the previous forums were held in 2019, 2020 (online), 2021 and 2022.
Diocesan hermit-theologian warned bishop ‘transgender hermit’ proposal would ‘misuse’ church law June 7, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations, World News A Kentucky bishop’s decision to endorse a hermit who publicly identified as transgender has raised a number of questions and concerns — particularly from another diocesan hermit and theologian, who had counseled the bishop in writing nearly two years before that approving the individual as a hermit would “misuse” canon law governing that vocation, and set a precedent that could endanger the future of eremitical life itself.
Pope thanks priests for faithful, generous dedication to their flock June 7, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News While Pope Francis often raises warnings against “clericalism” and “spiritual worldliness” in the priesthood, he expressed his deep gratitude and affection for priests and deacons around the world for what he called their generous and faith-filled dedication to their communities.
Seminarians discern a closer walk with Jesus traveling the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage June 3, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vocations, World News Having seminarians join the five or six other young adult “perpetual pilgrims” and their priest and religious brother chaplains on each route provides the young men “a unique formational opportunity” that allows them “to also be a witness to other young men who may be discerning a vocation to the priesthood,” said Joel Stepanek, vice president of programming and administration for National Eucharistic Congress Inc.