I know my pastor well, for a parishioner. My husband and I were friends with him years before he came to our church. Father Anthony’s sense of humor is clever; he keeps a clean house and an even cleaner office; he’s grounded and compassionate; and he’s a movie buff with …

Reverend Patrick P. Duffy died on Sunday, November 10, 2024, in Fairfield, Ohio. He was born on March 17, 1941, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and baptized at St. Peter Church, Worcester. He studied Philosophy at St. Joseph College in Indiana and Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Cincinnati. He was ordained …

by Patricia McGeever Newly ordained Father Jonathan Jergens’ road to the priesthood wound through two war zones during a 13-year military career. As a teen in Miamisburg, he strongly desired to enlist in the Army after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “Initially, I planned on serving four years and …

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will joyfully celebrate the ordination of seven new priests on Saturday May 18, 2024. The men will be ordained to the priesthood for service to God and the Church. Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr will celebrate the Mass. Within the course of the ordination rite, the archbishop …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jul 14, 2023 / 18:00 pm A Catholic priest is in critical but stable condition after he was attacked on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, Louisiana, Thursday evening. Father Stephen Ugwu, the church pastor, was allegedly approached by 58-year-old …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Apr 26, 2023 / 12:00 pm More than 450 men are set to be ordained priests this year, and the survey of their ordination class shows that the overwhelming majority of priests-to-be were raised Catholic in intact families and individually showed habits of frequent church …

Effective July 1, 2021 • Archbishop Schnurr has formally approved the appointment of Reverend Kevin Scalf, C.PP.S, as Faculty/Chaplain of Archbishop McNicholas High School, Cincinnati. • Reverend Satish Joseph, Moderator of Hispanic Ministry in the Dayton area, while continuing as Pastor of St. Helen and Our Lady of the Immaculate …

Fr. Mike is at the library of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, and he’s answering the most asked questions about priests and the priesthood—according to the internet. He answers great questions like: – Do priests get paid? – Do Catholic priests get married? – Do priests pay taxes? – …

By CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jul 15, 2021 / 13:00 pm Three Polish Catholic priests and a layman arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday after a grueling cycling pilgrimage from northern Poland. The group, from the diocese of Pelplin, set out on the 1,400-mile trip on June 28, carrying with …

by Mary Farrow Denver Newsroom, Jan 13, 2021 / 09:01 pm MT (CNA).- Three North Dakota state legislators introduced a bill this week that would oblige Catholic priests to violate the seal of confession in cases of confirmed or suspected child abuse, on penalty of imprisonment or heavy fines. The …