Managing editor Scott Warden writes about the legacy of his family’s favorite priest, who retired recently. While Father Bill Sullivan seemed gruff — even grouchy — at the beginning, “Over the years, the tough exterior faded, and we only saw an easy
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller shares the vocation stories of four families, all who share the common denominator of holy orders. The Wertin family has two sons that are priests, and after the death of their mother, their deacon-father was ordained to the priesthood.
Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich ordained nine men to the priesthood at Holy Name Cathedral May 15, welcoming them to a presbyterate that both looks to them with hope and offers them support and encouragement as they begin their lives as priests.
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Throughout Holy Week, the Church’s liturgies walk the faithful through the most dramatic events of salvation history. They are longer, typically, and not necessarily what the lay faithful are used to experiencing on most Sundays and holy days of obligation throughout the
Of the more than 76,000 people known to have died of COVID-19 in Italy the past 11 months, more than 200 were priests, according to the Catholic newspaper, Avvenire.
Already four priests have died since the start of 2021, the newspaper said Jan.
As we continue through the pandemic, what norms are priests asked to follow during the Mass? In his latest Pastoral Answers column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains that wearing a mask while dispensing a sacrament is not a violation of canon law. Rather,
From the temporary suspension of public Masses to strict social distancing protocols, the novel coronavirus has upended parish life across the United States. A positive test result for COVID-19 by a parish priest adds a whole other layer of disruption. Our Sunday
Two newly ordained priests who spoke recently to Our Sunday Visitor said that while the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging to their new ministries, having their ordination dates delayed was providential, giving them more time to focus on their service to God
Pope Francis reminded elderly and ill priests that they need not be afraid of suffering because Christ is always there to help them carry that cross.
With God's grace, their situation, which was made even more difficult and risky because of the COVID-19
For several priests serving in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the brutality in Nigeria is not an ocean away -- it's a concern they carry in their hearts.
More than 10 priests from Nigeria are currently serving the needs of the Catholic