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Well, there they go again. A New Jersey woman this weekend took part in a ceremony in which she says she was ordained a Catholic priest. From the Newark Star-Ledger: Last July, Mary Ann Schoettly was automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church after a ceremony that she says made her a deacon — a ceremony…

A new report offers some surprising — and troubling — insight into why a lot of young men had second or third thoughts about the priesthood: Conversations around the kitchen table may be more responsible for the shortage of Roman Catholic priests in the U.S. than influences from American culture, a new study suggests. Almost…

What kind of man would want to become a priest? Here are some answers: The ordination Class of 2009, with computer experts, refugees, marathon runners and second-career men, mirrors the United States today. The men from dioceses nationwide show that the call to serve God is heard at all ages. Respondents include attorneys, financiers, teachers…

This weekend is an especially exhausting one for Catholic clergy — is it Monday yet? — but it’s more frenetic and harried in regions hard hit by the priest shortage. The Baltimore Sun has a case in point: On Palm Sunday morning, the Rev. Jim Hannon awoke at 5:30, prayed and then exercised on a…
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