Vocations

February 01, 2018 | posted by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

As the Catholic Church prepares to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations (CCLV) is releasing the results of a survey taken of the most recent Profession Class of 2017 conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).The survey results have been released to coincide with the annual celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life, which will be celebrated in the Church on Friday, Feb. 2, and in parishes on the weekend of Feb. 3-4.

December 04, 2017 | posted by Catholic News Agency

On Monday the Vatican announced Pope Francis' appointment of Oratorian Father Mario Alberto Aviles as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville.

July 13, 2017 | posted by Catholic News Agency

In June, the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) distributed $25 million to 390 religious communities across the United States. The funding is provided by donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious collection. The annual, parish-based appeal is held in most U.S. Catholic parishes each December and benefits more than 32,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests. The most recent collection raised nearly $30.7 million and marked the second year in a row that contributions exceeded $30 million.

May 20, 2017 | posted by Archdiocese of San Antonio

Mass for conferral of holy orders for Praveen Kumar Lakkisetti, Danny Darius Nyakundi Nyang'au, Abel Ruiz, and Daniel Eduardo Villarreal to the priesthood and George Mbugua Ndung'u Wanjiru to the diaconate is available on Facebook live on at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, from St. Mark the Evangelist Church in San Antonio on the Archdiocese of San Antonio Facebook page and the Today's Catholic Facebook page.