Tag: ordination
Check out this young man’s really cool path to priesthood —...
Andy was my sister’s friend and I’d see him from time to time when I came home from college. Nice kid.
But then one summer,...
New Zealand deacon participates in ordination of his son as bishop
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a first for New Zealand, a permanent deacon participated in the episcopal ordination Mass of his son.
More than 3,000...
Pope Francis to new priests: Be merciful ministers of Christ
VATICAN CITY — The priesthood is not a "cultural association or a union," but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ's mission to bring...
Update way priests are chosen, accompanied, pope tells new bishops
VATICAN CITY — The best way to help the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told new bishops, is not by pointing fingers and creating scapegoats,...
Living Our Faith: Cultural diversity in parishes
Catholics need to work together to form parish communities where every person, regardless of race, ethnicity or culture, has a place at the eucharistic...