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Pope praying for vocations
- Written by: Alex Walker
Pope Praying for Many New Vocations
Says They Are "Precious" Gifts to Church
VATICAN CITY, FEB. 1, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is asking the faithful to pray for many new vocations the consecrated life, which he said are "precious" gifts to the Church.
Leading Catholics call for married and women priests
- Written by: Alex Walker
AUSTRALIA
A GROUP of prominent Australian Catholics is calling on bishops to
consider the ordination of married men and women to deal with what they
call "a major crisis of ministry and leadership in Australian
Catholicism", writes Mark Brolly.
Read more: Leading Catholics call for married and women priests
Support for priest who quits to wed
- Written by: Alex Walker
AUSTRIA
THE DIOCESE of Innsbruck is supporting a Tyrolean parish priest and
continuing to pay him after he has resigned to marry his partner and the
mother of his three-year-old son, writes Christa Pongratz-Lippitt.
French villagers back priest with partner
- Written by: BBC
A Catholic priest in south-west France has been forced out of the clergy after admitting to the Church authorities that he was having a sexual relationship with one of his parishioners. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby says this has set off a fresh debate about celibacy in the Church. BBC story >