Catholic priests

A homeless illegal migrant from Tunisia has turned himself in after the brutal murder of priest Roberto Malgesini, who was killed in a public square in the city of Como.

A man whose kayak capsized in 30 feet of water in Lake George, New York, held on to his kayak for dear life until he got rescued by a group of priests on a floating tiki bar.

Pope Francis said Tuesday that priests should have the courage to go out among the victims of coronavirus to attend to their physical and spiritual needs.

A New York City priest and longtime advocate of the LGBTQ community announced his retirement Sunday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. 

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO (AFP) – Gunmen killed a priest and five church-goers during mass on Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso, security sources and local official said.

More and more Catholics are re-examining their membership in the Church, Gallup revealed Wednesday, noting that the number of those who question their affiliation has jumped by 15 percent since 2002.

The Vatican released a statement expressing “shame and sorrow” Thursday about the hundreds of predator priests uncovered in Pennsylvania. This statement comes after two days of silence and offers no quote from Pope Francis.

The Vatican had “no comment” when asked about hundreds of Pennsylvania priests sexually abusing a thousand children.

LONDON (AP) — A British pub has apologized for turning away a group of trainee priests after mistaking them for rowdy bachelor-party revelers in costume.

The Catholic Church has launched a new smartphone app helping sinners find the nearest available priest “in real time” to hear their confessions.

In its new guidelines on the formation of seminarians, the Vatican summons future priests to be “highly sensitive” to the “emerging planetary crisis” and to be active promoters of environmental concern in their future ministry.

“I want you to know my support for your work to foster vocations to the priesthood, because I want my children and future generations to have good priests in their lives, just like I had,” Mark Wahlberg says in the video, posted on Facebook by the vocations office of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island.

In a telegram to Mexican Bishop Trinidad Zapata of Papantla, Pope Francis has condemned the brutal murder of two Mexican priests, saying that they were victims of “inexcusable violence.”

For the upcoming Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis is hammering home the message of forgiveness, urging all the Catholic priests in the Church to dedicate plenty of time each week to hearing confessions.