#Priests

Russia: awaiting peace in St Petersburg. Father Iuri: ” We are here to bear witness to the Gospel”

Weeks after the tragedy of February 24, Russia is experiencing the economic impact of the war. What is really happening…

Romania: Mgr. Kovács (Diocese of Alba Iulia) introduces “radical changes” in the formation and appointment of clergy

Father Claudio and sclerosis: a cross that turns into light and overcomes barriers

A parish priest in the Italian town of Collegno, near Turin, has transformed his disease into a preferential option for…

Paper bomb outside the parish church in Caivano. Fr Patriciello: “The Camorrists are enemies of the people, of society, of their own children”

SIR spoke with the parish priest of the St Paul the Apostle parish church in the Italian town of Caivano,…

Pope Francis: “Celibacy is a gift”

Pope Francis opened the International Symposium on the Priesthood with a speech that lasted almost an hour. He started from…

Priests in Italy: average age rising, almost one in ten are not Italian nationals. Decline in the number of priests under 30 and fidei donum priests.

There were a total of 31, 793 priests in 2020 compared to 38,209 in 1990, marking a 16.5% drop in…

Seminarians in Italy, an overview. Figures for the Church of tomorrow

Data collected by the National Office for the Pastoral Care of Vocations of the Italian Bishops’ Conference confirm the declining…

Sexual abuse in the Church: 216,000 victims in France since 1950. Bishops and clergy: “There is still a long way to go before we can hope to deserve their forgiveness”

Presentation of a shocking Report that documents cases of sexual abuse in the Church of France. An estimated 216,000 victims…

The main targets of darkness

There is little to be scandalised about: while there is need for reparation, including legal and criminal reparation, in response…

Inland territories. Msgr. Accrocca: “we are committed to acting as sentinels in these areas, to form networks, with a view to authentic recovery”

During the two-day meeting the bishops discussed the details of a specific pastoral plan, focusing on a number of points,…

Mexico: dozens of priests killed and threatened by organised crime groups and drug dealers

Mexico’s criminal violence has taken a heavy toll even on priests, with some 30 killings reported since 2012, based on…