Catholic leaders express concern after excommunicated Chinese bishops ordain priests
August 17, 2015
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Bishop Joseph Wei Jingyi says ordinations are example of the government tightening its control over the Church.
Three newly ordained priests attended same Croydon school
July 22, 2015
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Fr Matthew O’Gorman, Fr Mark Higgins and Fr James Cadman were former pupils at a south London school and have all been ordained this year
Reports: Melkite priest kidnapped in Syria
July 20, 2015
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Fr Antoine Boutros and his driver have not been seen since July 12
The desperate search for Syria’s kidnapped clergy
July 16, 2015
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Six clergy have vanished without trace since the Syrian conflict erupted. Many fear the worst, but we must never give up hope that they will be found
St Philip Neri: A saint who can fill us with joy
May 26, 2015
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Today is the feast day of St Philip Neri, a priest who gave spiritual direction in unconventional ways
Website helps would-be nuns and priests find their perfect order
May 18, 2015
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Vocation Network will make it easier for people to select an order
US clergy back British priests over synod letter
April 29, 2015
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American clergymen join British counterparts in wishing to uphold ‘Church discipline’ on sacraments
Young priests must feel free to express themselves
April 27, 2015
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Pope Francise warned priests not to be like ‘peacocks’, but there’s nothing wrong with them taking pride in their appearance
Pope Francis tells new priests to avoid delivering ‘boring homilies’
April 27, 2015
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Pope Francis presides over the ordinations of 19 priests for the diocese of Rome on Sunday at St Peter’s Basilica
A saint for beleaguered priests
April 2, 2015
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A love for priests was a vital part of St John Paul II’s pontificate
Full text of Pope Francis’s homily at the Chrism Mass
April 2, 2015
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In Chrism Mass homily the Holy Father urges priests not to give in to weariness
Why I signed the letter urging the synod to stand firm on marriage
March 25, 2015
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I had not the slightest hesitation in signing the letter, and I was grateful to the organisers for undertaking the task