#Priests

Nottingham: drop in vocations, churches increasingly empty. Fr Chipchase (parish priest): “I trust in God”

“Throughout its over 2000-year-long history, the Church has faced far greater crises than the lack of vocations,” the parish priest…

Father Matthew Schneider, autistic priest: “Let us overcome the myths and open the Church to everyone’s needs”

“I was not reading children’s social signs well at all. Had I never been told that, I might still be…

Romania: Polish priests won European five-a-side football championship. Pope Francis, “reaffirming the value of priestly fraternity”

Romania: five-a-side football championship for priests in Timisoara. 230 athletes from 16 countries. Mgr Pál, “opportunity for communion through sport”

“Silenced” priests. Ferrari ( ISPI): “A long-standing situation. The regime cracks down on all opposition”

According to a Report published by the Ukrainian Catholic Church, at least 24 clergymen from various Christian denominations were subjected…

Ukraine: a priest seized, threatened and deported from his hometown. The story of Father Oleksandr who feels no hatred

Father Oleksandr Bogomaz, priest of the Greek-Catholic Church of Melitopol spoke about his experience with SIR. He was taken by…

We, foreign-born priests in Italy. Open letter to Christian communities

A refresher seminar for foreign-born pastoral workers serving in Italian dioceses was held at the Missionary Formation Centre (CUM) in…

Priests in Nigeria fear for their lives. Over 50 priests abducted, some of them killed

SIR interviewed Father Tobias Chikezie Ihejirika, a confrere of Father Luigi Brenna and the first Nigerian Somascan Father. The two…

Romania: priestly ordinations in Iasi, Bucharest and Alba Iulia. 14 new priests for the Christian community

Russia: awaiting peace in St Petersburg. Father Iuri: ” We are here to bear witness to the Gospel”

Weeks after the tragedy of February 24, Russia is experiencing the economic impact of the war. What is really happening…

Romania: Mgr. Kovács (Diocese of Alba Iulia) introduces “radical changes” in the formation and appointment of clergy