Not a day goes by that identical twins Luke and Ben Daghir don't get confused for each other.
It's probably even more confusing now since Luke and Ben, both graduate seminarians, wear black shirts with white clerical collars.
"We've gotten so used to it,
You could say Cardinal Justin Rigali has had an altar seat to Catholic Church history.
From his youth in Los Angeles to assisting at the Second Vatican Council to a stint in Madagascar to serving four popes, and to being the shepherd of
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that as we enter post-COVID-19, we must cherish the priesthood as living instruments of grace in this time of re-openings. Lopez reflects upon the recent 50th anniversary of the priesthood of Dominican Father Romanus Cessario in the chapel
Dr. Greg Popcak writes that while Pope Francis elevating catechists in the Church to an official ministry is a good step, more needs to be done to empower and equip the faithful to fulfill their roles as members of the lay priesthood.
As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North Carolina rehabilitation center where 27 young men studying to become priests stood preparing to say goodbye.
At 53, Father Kottar, a priest from the Diocese of
The priesthood "is not a career, it is a service," Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rome.
The service to which priests are called must reflect the way God has cared and continues
Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022.
"A theological symposium
According to recent statistics, there are some 36,000 priests, 46,000 men and women religious and 19,000 permanent deacons serving in the United States today. Each of these links to an impressive history of service to the people of God through their respective
Precautions against spreading the novel coronavirus didn't dampen the spirits of five men ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Arlington, nor their families and friends.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained the men June 6 in ceremonies at the Cathedral of St.
The whole time they went to high school together in the early 2000s, Matt Fase and Amanda Vernon were best friends with strong romantic feelings for one another. They just never told each other how they felt — not until Matt was