Vocations

Monsignor Parks, beloved former pastor, dies
Feb 22 2012
Monsignor Richard E. Parks, a beloved former pastor at Sacred Heart of Mary, died a lung cancer struggle.

Vocations talks open eyes of St. Margaret students
Feb 03 2012
St. Margaret School in Bel Air marked Catholic Schools Week in unique ways, including a day that featured a question and answer session with priests, sisters, deacons and brothers. Both the elementary and middle school campuses took part in the discussions.

Cardinal-designate O’Brien has emotional press conference
Jan 25 2012
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O’Brien left Baltimore three weeks ago as an archbishop. He returned from Rome Jan. 24 as a future prince of the church.

Priests relish partnerships with Catholic schools
Jan 24 2012
Parkton, Parkville pastors provide steady presence

Priest who survived cancer takes on challenge of Mount Kilimanjaro
Jan 24 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa – A pastor from the Des Moines Diocese has experienced a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with the hope that it will bring others to God.

Vocations Top Ten List for "What if I am called to be a priest?"
Jan 23 2012
What should you do if you feel you are called to the priesthood?

Monsignor Bozel remembered as friend, confidant
Jan 23 2012
“It’s a great loss,” said Monsignor Tewes, a priest of 48 years

Dominican nuns resist war in prayer, action to disarm nuclear arsenals
Jan 22 2012
BALTIMORE – They call themselves peacemakers, following in the footsteps of the nonviolent Jesus.

Bishop Skurla named to head Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
Jan 21 2012
WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop William C. Skurla of the Byzantine Eparchy of Passaic, N.J., as archbishop of the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

Archbishop Broglio speaks with pope about spiritual care of US military
Jan 19 2012
VATICAN CITY – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a tremendous toll on members of the military and their families, said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, but military service also has strengthened the faith of many Catholics and even been a source of vocations.

Pope prays for migrants, refugees seeking a better life
Jan 17 2012
VATICAN CITY –The millions of refugees and migrants in the world are not numbers but people in search of a better life for themselves and their families, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Gallup Diocese mourns death of deacon killed in head-on collision
Jan 16 2012
GALLUP, N.M. – Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup and the clergy, religious and parish communities in the diocese mourned the death of Deacon Marcellino Morris Jr., who was killed in a head-on auto accident Dec. 30.

Three-year study of women religious completed; Vatican reviews results
Jan 11 2012
WASHINGTON – A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome.

National Vocations Awareness Week takes place Jan. 9-14
Jan 04 2012
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Catholic Church will celebrate National Vocation

Laguna, Acoma Pueblo Indians are ‘deeply steeped in Catholicism’
Dec 18 2011
LAGUNA, N.M. – San Jose Mission, built in 1699, sits atop a hill in the center of the village of Laguna and at the center of life for many Laguna Pueblo Indians.