Seminaries

With record number of seminarians, Phoenix diocese pledges support

Phoenix, Ariz., May 21, 2019 / 12:00 am (CNA).- With a record-high number of seminarians, the Diocese of Phoenix has dedicated more funds to support the formation of the Arizona diocese’s future priests. There are 40 men studying to become priests in the Diocese of Phoenix, according to the... read more

Bishop Olmsted Sees ‘Renewal’ in Priestly Formation, Despite Scandal

In a monthly series of columns, Bishop Olmsted has been considering various aspects of the Church scandal, as well as ways to move forward in purification. Catholic News Agency, May. 10, 2019 PHOENIX — Despite the scandals of clerical sexual abuse that the Catholic Church has suffered in... read more

Typical new US priest: 33-year-old who prays Rosary, takes part in Eucharistic adoration

Catholic World News May 07, 2019 The typical member of the priestly ordination class of 2019 is a 33-year-old cradle Catholic, according to a recently released survey of 379 of the 481 men slated to be ordained to the priesthood in the United States this year. The survey was conducted for... read more

‘As a bishop, it is my duty to warn the West’: An interview with Cardinal Sarah

Cardinal Robert Sarah, Catholic Herald (UK), April 5, 2019 The Vatican cardinal discusses his hard-hitting new book in this exclusive interview with La Nef Cardinal Robert Sarah is publishing the third of his book-length interviews with Nicolas Diat: The Day is Far Spent. An... read more

Meet the ‘Red-Pilled’ Shepherd

Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas, embraces the truth of the faith. By Matthew Bunson, Apr. 23, 2019 Bishop Joseph Strickland, 60, of Tyler, Texas, spoke with Register senior editor Matthew Bunson the day Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s April 11 essay was published on the sexual-abuse crisis... read more
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Chaput: ‘God doesn’t lose’

CNA, March 28, 2019 The Archbishop of Philadelphia told seminarians March 27 that Catholics are called to renew the Church through lives of holiness, humility, and love. “All of the great Catholic reformers in history had three essential qualities: personal humility; a passion for... read more

Pope Francis wants psychological testing to prevent problem priests. But can it really do that?

By Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, March 21. 2019 Can a clinician actually determine who is a pedophile? Can a test predict who is cut out for a life of chastity? The church promises psychological evaluation for all new priests, despite dubious science. As the Catholic Church quakes... read more

Scathing Letter Sent to Cardinal Cupich From Seminary Advisory Board

By Mary Ann Ahern Cardinal Blase Cupich’s decision to close St. Joseph College Seminary is creating sharp disagreement from the seminary’s advisory board. In a scathing letter obtained by NBC 5, sent this week to Cupich, the 12-member board called the announcement to close the seminary... read more

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: Brazilian Catholics aren’t asking for married priests

By Maike Hickson, LifeSiteNews, March 12, 2019 Allowing married priests in the Amazon region is an idea from “white priests,” not locals, Bishop Athanasius Schneider recently said. In an interview with LifeSiteNews, Bishop Schneider discussed the proposal to allow married priests in the... read more

The Screening, Protection, and Crisis Education of Seminarians

By Dr. Richard P. Fitzgibbons, MD, January 17, 2019, Homiletic & Pastoral Review Fr. D. Paul Sullins, PhD, is a married Catholic priest. He was formerly an Episcopal minister and has been blessed with a marriage of 30 years and three children. Fr. Sullins recently retired as a Professor of... read more

Wuerl knew McCarrick abuse allegations in 2004

By Ed Condon and JD Flynn, CNA, January 10, 2019 An allegation of misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick was reported to Cardinal Donald Wuerl in 2004, despite Wuerl’s insistence he knew nothing about McCarrick’s allegedsexual misconduct until 2018. Wuerl forwarded the report... read more