As part of an ongoing reorganization due to a priest shortage and declining numbers of churchgoers, the Archdiocese of ...

In the state of Idaho, Catholic priests are a precious commodity especially when the number of converts is steadily rising ...

On paper, Catholicism looks like it’s having a moment. The global Catholic population has surpassed 1.4 billion. Eucharistic processions are drawing record crowds. And last summer, more than 50,000 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Catholic Church is Iowa is facing a severe priest shortage. Meetings are being held all across the ...

Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno addresses the shortage of priests in an interview April 1, 2026 in Fresno.

Following the admission by the Bible Society that the data used in last year’s impactful The Quiet Revival report was faulty, the director of mission at the bishops’ conference of England and Wales ...