Articles on this issue "vocations"
Here is the full text of Benedict XVI's message for the 43rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, to be observed May 7. * * * Vocation in the Mystery of the Church Venerable Brethren in the …
read moreTwo major U.S. archdioceses have announced plans or recommendations to close dozens of parishes, a response to declining numbers of priests and shifts in demographics. The New York Archdiocese …
read moreFishers of Men," an 18-minute film aimed at promoting priestly vocations, will be premiered this week by the U.S. bishops' conference. The film, as part of a wider project, Priestly Life and …
read moreThe present crisis of vocations in Russia is not in the seminaries but in the family, says the vicar general of Moscow\'s Archdiocese of the Mother of God. Monsignor Andrzej Steckiewicz …
read moreThe U.S. bishops' Committee on Vocations is launching a new campaign to transform priests into active promoters of the priesthood. The committee presented today the "Priestly Life and Vocation …
read moreA new campaign to promote vocations in England and Wales is taking a step into new territory, that of life outside of church buildings. This summer the bishops' National Office for Vocations …
read moreIn this Year of the Eucharist, John Paul II is promoting a worldwide network of prayer for vocations. This network, animated by the Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations, under the …
read moreIn the Year of the Eucharist, Serra International and the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education are working to make it a year of adoration for vocations. On Nov. 24, the two …
read moreSwiss bishops have dedicated this year as the Year of Priestly Vocations in their country. "We simply need priests," said Bishop Denis Theurillat, auxiliary bishop of Basel, to Sir information …
read moreHere is John Paul II's message for this year's World Day of Prayer for Vocations, April 17. * * * "Called to put out into the deep" Venerable Brethren in the Episcopate, dearest Brothers and …
read moreIn his message for the next World Day of Prayer for Vocations, John Paul II encourages young people to respond to Christ's call to follow him without hesitation. The Pope in his message …
read moreHere is the text of the address John Paul II delivered today to the bishops of the U.S. ecclesiastical provinces of Dubuque, Iowa; Kansas City, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; and St. Louis, …
read moreGiven the drop in the number of priestly vocations in the United States, John Paul II suggested the annual observance of "a national day of prayer for priestly vocations." The Pope made this …
read moreEach parish priest, according to his own style and method, is responsible for inspiring others to follow the vocational path, said Father Stuart Bate, a member of the Oblates of Mary …
read moreIn the era of the global village, it is more important than ever to pray for vocations to the consecrated life, says John Paul II. The Pope made that point in a message to the general chapter …
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