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Immigrants' Suffering Inspired My Priestly Vocation
Interview With San Antonio's Father Gonzalo Meza
ROME, JAN. 24, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Working in the U.S. embassy in Mexico City, day after day Gonzalo Meza faced the suffering of those trying to go to the United States.
It was the plight of these people that instilled in Meza a desire to nourish hope -- and brought him to the priesthood...more
Peace and Joy Are For Everyone, Says Pope
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, APRIL 11, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says the mission of the Church is to bring to all people the "joyous reality" of God's merciful love.
The Pope proposed this today when he addressed crowds gathered at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo to pray the midday Regina Caeli. The Holy Father is taking a few days of rest at the summer papal residence following his intense Holy Week and Easter schedule...more
The Class of 2010: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood
A CARA Report to the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations. This report presents findings from a national survey of ordinands to the priesthood in 2010. To obtain the names and contact information for these ordinands, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) contacted all theologates and houses of formation in fall 2009 as part of the annual data collection....more
Ethnic Diversity Shows in New Priests Ordination Class
USCCB April 20, 2009 - The ordination class of 2009 claims 11 percent Asian-born men, though the percentage of Asian Catholics in the United States is only three percent. Six percent of the class is from Vietnam and two percent from the Philippines.....more
Number of Diocesan Priests Going Up
The number of diocesan priests has grown in recent years, unlike the number of priests in religious congregations.
This is one statistic to be found in the most recent edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, published in one volume in Latin, English and French. The yearbook actually covers a seven-year span, from 2000 to 2007....more
Pope: Priests are more than "Social Agents"
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 12, 2010 (Zenit.org).- When a priest sees himself as nothing more than a "social agent," he runs the risk of betraying the priesthood itself, says Benedict XVI. ....more
