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Bishop Su also encouraged everyone, saying, "God created us for love; we imitate Jesus and the saints commemorated by the Church today.”

Myanmar priests reached the Catholics in the remote area amid the crises for the Christmas tour on December 28. Due to hard roads, priests seldom arrive there. There are no nearby homes, only two catholic families.

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, appealed for the release of Fathers Ivan Levytskyi and Bohdan Heleta, who were detained from their parish in Berdyansk in November.

A hunter became the father of two Catholic priests. He is the first Zo tribe community to reach this rare privilege and the second in Manipur state of northeast India.

Two Catholic priests were kidnapped and a Catholic rectory was attacked in northwest Nigeria on May 25, 2022.

According to the report of Unicef, Viet Nam SDGCW 2020-2021, there are 4.7 per 1000 women for the general abortion and the ratio of the abortion is 68 per 1000 at live birth in Vietnam.

Archbishop Julian Leow of Kuala Lumpur reminded priests to become conscious of their “being” than “doing.”

Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially emphasize to help bring God’s love and consolation to a world damaged by two years of the coronavirus pandemic.

Two Catholic priests died of COVID-19 in the Diocese of Kalay in Myanmar this week, reports reaching Radio Veritas Asia said.

The Church has always stepped in in times of crisis, and its religious personnel are usually in the frontline.

Father Jacob Pallipurath, who fought state elections in 1983 and won as an independent candidate, was a legislator in the state assembly for one term.

Ordained priests were deacons Celestine Sa Tiwu, Francis Phyo Chit Ko, Saw Hilary, Nerius Saw Kyaw Thet, and Richard Paul Christopher.

The Archdiocese of Dhaka in Bangladesh has ordained seven new priests — four diocesan, two from the Holy Cross congregation — on Dec. 30, 2020.

The Vatican has issued a decree this week allowing priests to celebrate up to four Masses on Christmas Day, on New Year’s Day, and on Jan. 6, Feast of the Epiphany.

The number of priests in many dioceses in the Philippines have reportedly declined. (Photo by Angie de Silva)

Occurring annually on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests was established by Pope St. John Paul II in 2002 and encourages priests to reflect upon the importance and dignity of their vocation.

Pope Francis cited priests who have been working in the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, especially those who offered their lives with health workers, as “saints next door” during the Holy Thursday celebration in the Vatican.

Pope Francis prayed that priests would find the courage to visit those who are sick and offer accompaniment to health care professionals and volunteers working during the coronavirus epidemic while also keeping themselves and others safe.

Pope Francis has dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in remote areas, reaffirming the Catholic Church’s centuries-old commitment to celibacy among priests.