Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study.| Catholic Review
Jonathan Pennacchia, a 2014 graduate of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, was ordained a Jesuit priest June 14 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.| Catholic Review
Shouts and laughter filled a large hall at St. Mary’s Seminary in Roland Park July 9 as more than 100 teenage boys threw themselves into a high-energy group game – just one part of a week designed to inspire deeper faith and lasting friendships. The occasion was Quo Vadis, a four-day summer vocations camp for young men hosted by the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.| catholicreview.org
Sister Albertine has been teaching at Mount de Sales, which has been administered by the Dominicans since the 1980s, for four years. She teaches physics, chemistry and AP computer science, and she helps with the robotics team and the Ultimate Frisbee club.| Catholic Review
In the eyes of the world, Deacon James “Jamie” Lancelotta is the unlikeliest candidate for the priesthood.| Catholic Review
It's a question often asked about Catholic chaplains serving in the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services: Are there enough of them for the estimated 250,000 Catholics -- 25 percent percent of the U.S. armed forces -- serving worldwide?| Catholic Review
Deacon Shiadrik Mokum says all his life “community” has been his major focus. The Cameroon native sees his journey to the priesthood, which he will complete with his ordination in June at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, as a natural progression of his devotion to community life.| Catholic Review
Joy, excitement and pride permeated the air during the long-awaited priestly ordination of five men during a June 21 Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.| Catholic Review
Deacon Mwebaze, along with five other deacons, will be ordained as priests June 21 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, marking the culmination of his journey to priesthood.| Catholic Review
CHICAGO (OSV News) — The Augustinian order has been in the spotlight since May 8, the day one of its own was elected pope. Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the inquiries into joining the U.S. provinces of the men’s Order of St. Augustine.| catholicreview.org
They’re compassionate doctors. Inspiring teachers. Committed advocates for justice. Steady guides on the spiritual path.| catholicreview.org
ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — A possible 50 percent of priests are unchaste, a sociologist who studies clergy sexual abuse and misconduct told a webinar audience March 24.| catholicreview.org
When Ben Boegner’s younger brother Mark submitted his application to become a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore at the end of December, Ben hesitated. He had been independently contemplating the priesthood for more than three years, but he didn’t want to steal his little brother’s thunder. He decided to wait yet another year.| catholicreview.org