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Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...

In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.

The Rev. Richard J. McGrath was a longtime leader of Providence Catholic High School, run by the Augustinians, whose Midwest ...

Bill Burton: Cardinal Robert Prevost was the first American to be named pope, and he's taken the name of Leo XIV and to talk ...

Fr. John Mark has gone to glory. We are left here, grateful, gutted, and called to reflect on the kind of life he lived. When ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

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Peter Hundt is archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. John's. He was appointed by Pope ... "He was really challenging us to look at how do we lead the church, and how do we involve everybody in ...

Murray Chatlain, the Archbishop of Winnipeg, says Francis led the Catholic Church to become more welcoming for all. “He would say it’s not a hotel for saints, but a hospital for sinners ...

The Archbishop of York has sent a message of support to a Lancashire parish after a church and gravestones were vandalised on Good Friday. Lewd images and offensive phrases were daubed on the ...