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Vocations Day in Spain: The Church supports 725 seminaries in mission lands

April 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Nicéforo Obama from Equatorial Guinea was able to be trained as a priest thanks to the Pontifical Mission Societies. / Credit: OMP

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 21, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
On Sunday, April 21, in addition to celebrating the World… […]

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Pope Francis’ message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations stresses fraternity, hope

March 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 28, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday released his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Voca… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘There is no vocation without mission’

April 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Pope Francis smiles with two religious sisters during his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Apr 26, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA).
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said God’s cal… […]

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World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2022: Pope Francis says ‘Church must become increasingly synodal’

May 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

Pope Francis lays hands on a Bangladeshi deacon as he ordains him to the priesthood during a Dec. 1, 2017, Mass in Dhaka. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 5, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Thursday that “the Church must become in… […]

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Pope Francis prays St. Joseph will help young adults find their vocations

March 19, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Vatican City, Mar 19, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Friday that St. Joseph is a model for all vocations and he prays the saint will help young people discern the vocation God is calling them to.

“St. Joseph is an outstanding example … […]

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 For the last several weeks I’ve been teaching an online course about the role of the Catholic laity. We’d just gotten to the subject of personal vocation when the startling news came through: Benedict XVI […]

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