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Priesthood is a gift, not a job, pope says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Sep 19, 2019
Being a priest is not a job or fulfilling an employment contract but is a gift from God that should be contemplated and treasured as such, Pope Francis said.
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Pope challenges priests to be like the Virgin Mary in facing a ‘crisis in identity’
- Pope in Madagascar
- Sep 5, 2019
Pope Francis told priests in Mozambique that it’s possible to “find the incentive needed to respond with the same generosity and concern as Mary,” particularly regarding a crisis in the priesthood.
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Ex-seminarian tells sordid story of papal ally’s Argentine past
- Crux in Argentina
- Aug 12, 2019
For some months now, the scandal surrounding Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a friend of Pope Francis brought by the pontiff to Rome and given a key position in the Vatican’s financial colossus just as abuse charges were exploding back home, has taken center stage in terms of Vatican news.
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Missionary hermit: New priest recounts winding road to ordination
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- Jul 28, 2019
A priest discusses his journey from secular life to solitude.
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Liberian bishops summoned to Rome over alleged sex scandal
- Church in Africa
- Jun 4, 2019
Last week representatives of the Liberian bishops’ conference traveled to the Vatican to address accusations from a local priest that two of the country’s bishops were guilty of the abuse of power and soliciting him for sex.
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Pope urges priests to know the names, faces of their flock
- Vatican
- Apr 18, 2019
Speaking to fellow priests Thursday, Pope Francis compared the flocks they lead to the crowds that constantly surrounded Jesus, who was able to recognize individual people, heal their wounds and who was often moved by their faith. This personal closeness, he said, gives a priest a pastor’s heart and keeps his vocation from growing stale.
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