Pastoral workers killed in 2007

In 2007 twenty pastoral workers engaged in missionary work, among them priests, religious and deacons, died violently. Their names and stories have almost never been told; they were killed under...

Monasteries on the Increase

The number of Coptic monasteries in Egypt and other countries has increased surprisingly in recent years. In 1971, there were eight monasteries and five convents in Egypt. Since then, twelve...

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan

A Simple Prescription for Vocations

The readers of Vocations and Prayer are well aware that since at least the late 1960s, much discussion has occurred regarding the causes why fewer men and women are entering the Priesthood and the Religious Life, particularly in the West. Let us take up this matter from a positive angle. What factors assist young persons in choosing to follow Jesus Christ as priests and religious?
About a year ago, I was riding a bus in Rome with a priest from Malta. For three decades, Father Francis has had a special apostolate in promoting vocations to the Priesthood and the Religious Life—and with notable success. I posed the question to him. After many...
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