#Priests

Hundreds of priests, bishops, priests and nuns killed by Covid-19. Msgr. Lozano (CELAM): “Many were infected in low-income neighbourhoods and in hospitals. They brought consolation to the poor”

How many priests have died in Latin America and the Caribbean? Several hundred for sure, and most certainly close to…

Over 200 priests died from COVID-19 in the first 9 months. The north of the country hardest hit, 60% more fatalities compared to 2019

Older priests were dying in the highest numbers, with a mean age of 82 years, mirroring the age of COVID-19…

Netherlands: diocese of Rotterdam, online campaign for vocational discernment in priesthood

Slovakia: priests on the front line against Covid-19 pandemic

France: Report on the “state of health” of priests to gain insight into the risk of burnout and depression

In France, seven priests committed suicide in the last four years. Two took their own lives this year, both in…

Russia: Moscow, an exhibition on “Christian martyrs – Victims of Nazism” dedicated to Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox martyred priests

Guidelines on exorcism. Fr. Bamonte (AIE): “The exorcist is not a superhuman or a magician. It requires training.”

The new “Guidelines for the Ministry of Exorcism” aim to offer initial and ongoing formation for exorcists, as well as…

Buenos Aires, in the poorest suburbs the government relies on the “curas villeros”, the street priests

The containment measures imposed by government authorities for the capital city are not enforceable in places where thousands of people…

Coronavirus: the initiatives of the Italian Church. Mons. Russo (CEI): “Support to doctors and health workers, close to the sick”

“Without clamour for recognition, the Church assures co-responsible support to doctors, healthcare workers and to the sick”, said Msgr. Stefano…

“Quedate en casa!”, also in Argentina. But the poor living in slums are taken care of by “street priests”

Precautions, restrictions and isolation are hard to implement in the poorest districts of the city. And yet, there are those…

Pope Francis: meeting with Roman clergy, no to “soft authoritarian drift”. “Great temptation for a pastor is to surround himself with yes-men”