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Father Giris Azize
WESTON -- What should have been the worst days of Father Giris Azize's life were actually his best. On Feb. 3, 1995, Alexandra Christine, his daughter...
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Father Steve Baruffi
WESTON -- Father Steve Baruffi's first brush with religious life was in 1978, when he moved to Massachusetts to study with the Maryknoll Missionaries...
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Father Javier Padilla
CHESTNUT HILL -- In both music and the priesthood, Father Javier Padilla found a calling he wasn't expecting. While in middle school, he wanted to...
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Father Diego Pena Rincon
CHESTNUT HILL -- Entering the seminary was Father Diego Pena Rincon's way to "cut the umbilical cord." Father Pena Rincon grew up in Zipaquira, a...
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Father Johnathan Saniuk
CAMBRIDGE -- For Father Johnathan Saniuk, the most exciting thing about being a priest will be getting to hold Jesus in his hands. "That's crazy,"...
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Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations: The interior discovery of God's gift
Dear brothers and sisters, dear young people! Guided and protected by the Risen Jesus, we celebrate on the fourth Sunday of Easter -- also called "Good...
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Ordination homily
Dear brothers and sisters, My greetings go in particular to those who were just presented for ordination to the priesthood, your families, the priests...
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Boston ties among Jesuits ordinands
On June 13, 2026, four Jesuits will be ordained to the priesthood at Fordham University Church in the Bronx, NY. Their stories reflect the global and apostolic...
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From the prefect of the Dicastery for Clergy: Letter for Holy Thursday 2026
Dear brothers, On this holy day, when the Church commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and the ministerial priesthood, we wish to reach out to...
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Our seminarians and their seminaries
This is the spring 2026 version of our update for you, our readers, about our seminarians and their seminaries. We rely on the help of the staff of our...
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Glastonbury Abbey invites men to explore monastic life
In a world marked by constant noise and distraction, Glastonbury Abbey is extending a quiet but compelling invitation: come and see. Catholic unmarried...
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Spring 2026 seminarians
Fritz Anacreon, 2027, Divine Mercy Parish, Quincy, St. Augustine Seminary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Diego Arellano, 2034, Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora,...
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Annual survey of ordinands -- 2026
This report presents findings from a national survey of seminarians scheduled for ordination to the priesthood in 2026. The report is a part of collaboration...
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Coordinating vocation offices
Vocation offices of religious congregations of men and women work together to get the message about vocations to consecrated life to the Church. One of...
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Brothers today
For one thing, there are many different kinds of brothers. There are brothers who are monks and brothers who are teachers and brothers who work in medicine...
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Diaconate -- Word, liturgy, and charity
"Let them be merciful and zealous, and let them walk according to the truth of the Lord who became servant of all." (St. Polycarp's admonition to deacons,...
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