Priesthood

A Belgian Catholic bishop said he “will make every effort to ordain married men as priests” and expressed his commitment to doing so by 2028.

The 36th Annual Ordinandi Dinner is returning to Brampton, Ont.’s Pearson Convention Center on March 24 to celebrate and honour the Transitional Deacons of St. Augustine’s and Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminaries.

After a decade of discernment, Victor Valdés finds himself on the threshold of priesthood in the Archdiocese of Toronto, the culmination of a vocation that began with a tender nudge from the Holy Spirit in a Scarborough parish pew.

At a time when so much pressure and so many demands are placed on priests, they should find support, freedom and relief in recognizing the gifts of laypeople and collaborating with them, Pope Leo XIV said.

Priests are called to be embraced and shaped by God's boundless love, and to realize that there is no place for division and hatred of any kind, Pope Leo XIV said.

Both Fr. Tim Hanley and Deacon Paul Bar expressed astonishment over Fr. Bill Burns consenting to be interviewed by The Catholic Register about the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood given his “quiet and humble” nature.

Canadian Catholic filmmaker Kevin Dunn’s new documentary Permission: Fr. Bob Bedard’s Vision for the Church is a superb portrait of a man who exemplified total surrender to the Lord’s will.

As other religious societies struggle with an aging membership, the Ottawa-based Companions of the Cross continue to grow and on May 24 welcomed another four priests into the community at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa.

One is not engaging in exaggeration or hyperbole by suggesting that Diocese of London retired cleric Fr. Michael Terrance Ryan is on the precipice of celebrating an extraordinary and rare achievement.

Deacon Alvin Joys' last name is not a misnomer. The joy in the heart of the 29-year-old was evident throughout his phone interview with The Catholic Register.