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Different paths to same vocation: Twin brothers ordained priests in Aleppo, Syria

July 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The entrance into the Franciscan church in Aleppo, Syria, of the twins George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, who were ordained priests on July 6, 2024. The two ordinands are wearing the priestly vestments with which … […]

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New priest finds calling to young adult ministry through Ultimate Frisbee

May 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Gregory Miller plays Ultimate Frisbee during the annual "Cassock Classic." / Credit: Father Gregory Miller

CNA Staff, May 26, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Father Gregory Miller is a recently ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Phi… […]

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Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community 

April 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Apr 16, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
The incoming class of seminarians who will be ordained in 2024 is young and involved in their community, an annual survey released April 15 found.The U.S. Conference of Cat… […]

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First-year seminarians will unplug from technology starting in fall at Detroit seminary

April 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Seminarians chat as they walk along the promenade in front of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Starting in the fall semester of 2024, first-year seminarians at Sacred Heart and seminaries across the country will undertake a "propaede… […]

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New film tells inspiring story of young priest who left a lasting impact

April 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Ryan Stawaisz. / Credit: Prince of Peace Catholic Church

CNA Staff, Apr 6, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A new film titled “Love God’s Will” that recently debuted in various theaters in Houston tells the inspiring story of Father Ryan Stawaisz,… […]

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Italy’s ‘most handsome man’ leaves modeling career to become a priest

December 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Edoardo Santini. / Credit: Instagram/Edoardo Santini

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 7, 2023 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
Young Edoardo Santini, considered “the most handsome man in Italy,” has decided to leave his promising career as a model and enter a seminary t… […]

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How a tragic loss led a successful businessman to the priesthood

November 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Father Peter Adamski. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Peter Adamski

CNA Staff, Nov 9, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).
At age 66, Father Peter Adamski became a priest in the town of Stratford, Connecticut, at St. James Church. But his path to the prie… […]

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Some U.S. seminaries report surge in enrollments even as nationwide numbers remain flat

August 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 16

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 12, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Seminarian enrollment in the United States has been on a decadeslong decline as fewer young men seek out the priesthood and the number of active … […]

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Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests

August 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

St. John Vianney. / Herwig Reidlinger via Wikimedia Commons CC 3.0

CNA Newsroom, Aug 4, 2023 / 02:00 am (CNA).
A century after the patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died on Aug. 4, 1859, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the sai… […]

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‘Give your life to Jesus’: How a World Youth Day put a young man on the path to priesthood

July 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

At World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Nelson Cintra (at left in top row) was changed by Christ — and now he will go to Lisbon as a new priest for World Youth Day 2023, Aug. 1–6. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Nelson Cintra

Boise, Idaho, Jul 25… […]

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