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Study: New Religious Vocations are Attracted by Traditional religious life |
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 A landmark study on vocations to religious institutes in the United States since 1993 has found that recent vocations are both more culturally diverse and characterized by common values, including fidelity to the Magisterium. The study, conducted by the Center for the Applied Research in the Apostolate for the National Religious Vocation Conference, found that although 94% of “finally-professed” religious are white, recent vocations are 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian or Pacific Islander, and 6% African or African American. |
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The Year for Priests explained: a quest for pastoral zeal |
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 The fundamental reason for a special Year for Priests is " to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal," Pope Benedict XVI explains in a letter to the world's priests that he released on June 18, on the eve of the ceremony that will inaugurate the worldwide observance. |
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Corpus Christi Homily of Pope Benedict XVI |
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On the eve of his Passion, during the Passover meal, the Lord took the bread in his hands - as we heard a short
time ago in the Gospel passage - and, having blessed it, he broke it and gave it to his Disciples, saying: "Take
this, this is my body". He then took the chalice, gave thanks and passed it to them and they all drank from it. He
said: "This is my blood, the blood of the covenant, to be poured out on behalf of many" (Mk 14: 22-24). |
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Pope Gives 3-Fold Secret to Evangelization |
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 Says Prayer Is Foundation for Missionary Work
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On May 11, the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) began their General Assembly, which is being held in the Salesianum's Congress Center in Rome (see Fides 8/5/2009). Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, began the assembly, with a welcoming address to the National Directors in which he invited them to reflect on the charism and spirit of the PMS. |
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MANILA (UCAN) -- Papal delegate Cardinal Francis Arinze opened the plenary assembly of Asian bishops today, stressing the Eucharist’s transforming power, and its role in building communion and solidarity among Church members and the people they live with.
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