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by bcadmin | Jun 8, 2022 | CARA, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, Deacons, News, Poll | 0 |
In the Catholic Church, permanent deacons “are entrusted with the unique responsibility of bringing Christ to every corner of society,” said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 8, 2021 | CARA, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, Deacons, News | 0 |
The U.S. Catholic Church in 2020 had 18,075 permanent deacons serving in ministry, a decrease of 118 deacons, less than 1 percent, from the previous year.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 6, 2021 | CARA, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, News, Poll, Surveys, Vocations | 0 |
A new report on vocations to men’s and women’s religious orders from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate is filled with facts that can help everyone from pastors to formation directors foster more vocations.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 13, 2020 | CARA, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, confession, News, Poll | 0 |
With COVID restrictions lifting, pastors looking to welcome faithful back should rethink their confession schedules — and start talking more about the sacrament in the pulpit.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 12, 2020 | CARA, Catholic Charities, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News | 0 |
Nearly every bishop responding to a survey said the coronavirus pandemic has seriously affected the celebration of the sacraments and rites and sacramental preparation programs in their dioceses.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 7, 2020 | 2020, Beyond the Lockdown, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, clergy sex abuse, Columns, decline in church attendance, News, regional synod, Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing, “The Challenge of Transmitting the Faith” | 0 |
Russell Shaw suggests America’s bishops convene a post-pandemic synod, “The Challenge of Transmitting the Faith,” to address the Church’s crisis.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 17, 2020 | American seminarians, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, News, second, Seminarians, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary | 0 |
The 156 young men who call St. Charles Borromeo Seminary prepare to enter ministry at a time when scandals have driven the faithful from pews, shaken the church’s highest tiers and cast doubt on the motivations of those who say they’re answering a call to serve.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Bishop Survey, Bishops, CARA, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Father Fichter, Georgetown University, News, Priest-researcher, St. Mary’s University, Survey, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Catholics may be surprised to learn that many U.S. bishops describe their lives as both all-consuming and satisfying, a priest-researcher said in a presentation Jan. 15.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 22, 2020 | Bishops, CARA, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Church in the US, News | 0 |
Catholics may be surprised to learn that many U.S. bishops describe their lives as both all-consuming and satisfying, a priest-researcher said.
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