Ultimi contenuti di #Priests
UNITED IN GIFT —
Father Claudio and sclerosis: a cross that turns into light and overcomes barriers
di Manuela BorraccinoA parish priest in the Italian town of Collegno, near Turin, has transformed his disease into a preferential option for…
ORGANISED CRIME —
Paper bomb outside the parish church in Caivano. Fr Patriciello: “The Camorrists are enemies of the people, of society, of their own children”
di Gigliola AlfaroSIR spoke with the parish priest of the St Paul the Apostle parish church in the Italian town of Caivano,…
PRIESTS —
Pope Francis: “Celibacy is a gift”
di M.Michela NicolaisPope Francis opened the International Symposium on the Priesthood with a speech that lasted almost an hour. He started from…
STATISTICS —
Priests in Italy: average age rising, almost one in ten are not Italian nationals. Decline in the number of priests under 30 and fidei donum priests.
di Riccardo BenottiThere were a total of 31, 793 priests in 2020 compared to 38,209 in 1990, marking a 16.5% drop in…
STATISTICS —
Seminarians in Italy, an overview. Figures for the Church of tomorrow
di Riccardo BenottiData collected by the National Office for the Pastoral Care of Vocations of the Italian Bishops’ Conference confirm the declining…
CIASE REPORT —
Sexual abuse in the Church: 216,000 victims in France since 1950. Bishops and clergy: “There is still a long way to go before we can hope to deserve their forgiveness”
di M. Chiara BiagioniPresentation of a shocking Report that documents cases of sexual abuse in the Church of France. An estimated 216,000 victims…
RIFLECTION —
The main targets of darkness
di Alessandro Di MedioThere is little to be scandalised about: while there is need for reparation, including legal and criminal reparation, in response…
ITALIAN BISHOPS’ MEETING —
Inland territories. Msgr. Accrocca: “we are committed to acting as sentinels in these areas, to form networks, with a view to authentic recovery”
di Gigliola AlfaroDuring the two-day meeting the bishops discussed the details of a specific pastoral plan, focusing on a number of points,…
VIOLENCE —
Mexico: dozens of priests killed and threatened by organised crime groups and drug dealers
di Bruno DesideraMexico’s criminal violence has taken a heavy toll even on priests, with some 30 killings reported since 2012, based on…
COVID-19 —
Vaccination of priests. Card. Stella (Congregation for the Clergy): “Facilitate vaccination for priests. They provide a socially useful service”
di Riccardo BenottiCardinal Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy: “Facilitate vaccination of priests, at least those ‘in care of souls’…
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN —
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”
di Bruno Desidera (*)How many priests have died in Latin America and the Caribbean? Several hundred for sure, and most certainly close to…
