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Religious sister shares story of hope and vocation after participating in Labouré Society

August 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Magdalene Schafer speaks with CNA about her past experiences with the Labouré Society and the spiritual fruits that she has reaped from the organization. / Credit: Gigi Duncan/CNA/Zoom screenshot

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 6, 2024 / … […]

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Weightlifting champion puts barbell to the side for a new journey — the priesthood 

August 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Will Heller is a 21-year-old weightlifting phenom from Toledo, Ohio who now has his sights on becoming a Catholic priest. / Credit: Will Heller/USA Weightlifting/The U.P. Catholic

CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Will Heller, a 21-year-… […]

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Study on priest and religious student debt finds it can be a barrier to vocations

August 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune poses alongside many of the priests of the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, at a recent ordination. The diocese has seen a recent surge in vocations / Credit: The Catholic Miscellany/Doug Deas

CNA Staff, Aug 1, … […]

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Religious sisters share why they chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake

July 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Solanus Casey Danda, SOLT, second from left, is one of several religious sisters with Detroit ties who in recent years entered religious life and chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake. Four sisters interviewed by Detroit Catholic … […]

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Bishop Cozzens on the National Eucharistic Congress: ‘God showed us how good he is’

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Andrew Cozzens holds the Eucharist over the faithful for benediction while standing on the Indiana War Memorial. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno

CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The 10th National Eucharistic Congress drew tens of thousa… […]

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Former punk band guitarist, policeman ordained to Catholic priesthood

June 12, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Bearded former punk band guitarist Father Giulio Vannucci and former policeman Father Michele Di Stefano flank Bishop Giovanni Nerbini following their June 8, 2024, ordination to the Catholic priesthood. / Credit: Diocese of Prato, Italy

ACI Pr… […]

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Mother of twin priests: The greatest wealth for parents is to have sons who are priests

May 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Mother of twin priests Eliete Dahan dos Santos says “there is no greater wealth than having priest sons.” / Credit: Personal album of Father Wallace Dahan dos Santos

ACI Digital, May 21, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
“I believe there is no greater wea… […]

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From the Washington Post to the Maronite convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie

May 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Mother Marla Marie stands on the front porch of the sisters’ Mother of the Light convent in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA

Boston, Mass., May 4, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
It was 1983, in the last years of the Cold War, when 21… […]

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Pope Francis gives thanks to young Nigerian priests and nuns who answered God’s call

March 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis meets with Nigerians living in Rome on March 25, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2024 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis gave thanks on Monday for the many young Nigerians who have answered God’s call to the priest… […]

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Catholic by the numbers: New religious brothers and sisters have a lot in common

January 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia enjoying a performance of The Hillbilly Thomists at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA

CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
Almost all Catholic relig… […]

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