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Pope Leo to Ordain 8 Priests in St. Peter's Basilica
The ordination comes as Rome’s clergy has nearly halved since 2000, while seminarians at the major seminary have also declined.
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Who are the priests of Rome? A look at the numbers
Pope Leo XIV is set to ordain eight new priests for the Diocese of Rome next weekend.While most European dioceses would envy ordaining eight priests in a single year, it’s one of the smallest Roman ordination cohorts on record, after just six new priests were ordained in 2020 and 2017, and just five in 2011.Priests in Saint Peter’s Square. Credit: Stephen Bisgrove / Alamy.Subscribe nowThe Diocese of Rome is aided by hundreds of foreign priests c…
On April 26, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Leo XIV will ordain eight new priests from the Diocese of Rome in St. Peter's Basilica. One of them decided to enter the seminary during World Youth Day in Krakow in 2016. Among the future priests are those who grew up in the parish, like Christian Sguazzino, who eagerly attended. The article "On Sunday, the Pope will ordain eight priests; one of them made the decision in Krakow" comes fro…
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