A comprehensive study polling thousands of Catholic priests found that new clerics identifying as politically "liberal" or theologically "progressive" have "all but vanished" from seminaries in ...

Part-time priests The most common types of priests were called 'wab' or 'lector'. These priests were often in charge of funerals. They are usually pictured reciting prayers or carrying offerings for ...

The Society of Jesus is another such religious order. Set up by Ignatius Loyola, a Spanish former soldier, in 1540, there are now over 12,000 Jesuit priests, and the society is one of the largest ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 9, 2024 / 18:00 pm. Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, the archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, ordained nine new priests in the midst of one of the worst waves of persecution against ...

Fewer priests are being ordained so the current number of active diocesan priests — 381 — may shrink to 219 by 2044, said Reichert. Afterward, ...

The largest Catholic congregation in the U.S. is now in California's Central Valley. It serves more than 14,000 families. Its size relates to the dramatically falling number of Catholic priests.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At a time when the U.S. Catholic Church is grappling with a severe shortage of priests, the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new priests — its second ...