Catholic laity grow in number as priests and seminarians continue decline
The trends of recent years have been repeated, with growth especially found in Africa while Europe stagnates.
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Articles tagged Vocations
The Advent Ember Days are the antidote to the fake, secular Christmas: here’s why
The world relentlessly anticipates its fake Christmas throughout December, insisting that we join in—and the Advent Ember Days offer an antidote.
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Bishop Strickland: Cupich’s failure to mention Jesus at the DNC ‘harmful to the whole world’
On this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the need to follow God’s will and die to ourselves, Cardinal Cupich omitting Jesus' name at the Democratic National Convention, and more.
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Archbishop Aguer: The solution to religious ignorance is more vocations to the priesthood
The chronic shortage of priests explains in large part why the religious ignorance of the population has been consolidated. There is a kind of vicious circle at work: where will priestly vocations come from, if not from this secularized society?
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Do today’s young Catholics really ‘reject’ the Second Vatican Council?
Catholics who did not live through Vatican II view the council more dispassionately and even critically than by those who lived through the conciliar era and were caught up in the thrill of change and the optimism it promised.
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Global data: Priests, seminarians continue decline under Francis despite growth of baptized Catholics
The number of major seminarians dropped to 108,481 at the end of 2022, down from 120,051 in 2012, despite a growth in the number of baptized Catholics primarily due to Africa.
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Bishop Strickland: ‘No dichotomy’ between God’s commandments and corporal works of mercy
On this week’s two-part episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland discusses the Our Father, priestly vocations, and speaks to a tendency he sees in the Church today.
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Archbishop Aguer: The Church cannot share the Gospel effectively without more priestly vocations
In this essay Archbishop Emeritus Hector Aguer responds to Bishop Joseph Strickland's removal by Pope Francis and argues that the future of the Church depends on priestly vocations and better catechesis.
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New book on St. Alphonsus can help solve the crisis in the Church
LifeSite journalist Stephen Kokx joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to discuss his new book on St. Alphonsus Liguori and how the thought of St. Alphonsus can help us lead holier lives.
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Ukrainian Basilians confirm permanent closure of beloved Toronto Marian shrine
'In other words, the 'Shrine' is permanently closed,' announced Fr. Gabriel Haber, the Provincial Superior of the Order of St. Basil the Great of St. Josaphat.
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