How Severe Is the Priest Shortage in French Dioceses?

French dioceses face a worsening vocation crisis, despite claims of improvement in seminary recruitment, Laurent Dastros writes on July 9 on Substack.com.
Dastros notes that, as of 2026, three French dioceses - Aire-et-Dax, Le Puy-en-Velay, and Le Havre - have gone between 12 and 14 years without a diocesan priestly ordination.
Carcassonne et Narbonne ended a 19-year gap in 2025 with the ordination of a 51-year-old candidate.
Annecy and Rodez could join this list next year if they continue without new ordinations.
Longer-Term Picture
Dastros calculates that between 2011 and 2026, only three dioceses recorded a single diocesan priestly ordination: Carcassonne et Narbonne, Rodez et Vabres, and Pamiers, Couserans et Mirepoix.
Based on the assumption that priests remain in active ministry for approximately 50 years, he estimates that, if current trends continue, each of these dioceses could eventually have only about three native diocesan priests.
He further identifies seven dioceses that …Zaidi

Askofu Mmarekani Aongoza Msafara Wa Kiekaristi Kuzunguka Kliniki Ya Uavyaji Mimba

Askofu James Conleywa Lincoln, Nebraska, aliongoza msafara wa Kiekaristi mnamo tarehe 27 mwezi Machi kutoka makao makuu ya shirika la Pro Life mjini humo kuelekea kwenye kliniki moja ya "Planned Parenthood".
Altari iliandaliwa kwenye bustani ya umma mbele ya mahali hapo pa maafa.
Askofu Conley ni mmoja wa nguzo za Kanisa Katoliki nchini Marekani.
Mtu anaweza kutarajia kwamba kila Askofu Mkatoliki afanye alichokifanya, lakini ni ishara ya utata mkuu uliopo Kanisani unaopeleka hali hii kutokuwepo.
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Kadinali Tobin: "Hakuna Sababu Ya Kiteolojia Kumlazimisha Papa Francis Dhidi Ya Kuwateua Makadinali wa Kike.
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U.S. and Canadian Jesuits Consolidate Novitiates

A decline in religious vocations has prompted the Jesuits in the United States and Canada to restructure the way they train future members of the pro-homosexual order.
The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States has announced that it will reduce the number of its novitiates from five to two by 2028. This decision was communicated in a letter dated 9 July and signed by the superiors of the conference's five provinces.
Under the new arrangement, one novitiate will be located in Detroit, Michigan, serving the USA Midwest, USA East and Canada provinces, while the second will remain in Culver City, California, serving the USA West and USA Central and Southern provinces. Each facility is expected to accommodate up to 30 novices.
"Running five novitiates takes an awful lot of high-quality Jesuit personnel," Fr. Joseph Daoust, SJ, superior of the Detroit Jesuit community, told DetroitCatholic.com on July 10. "Each novitiate requires three to four experienced Jesuits dedicated to …Zaidi

MUHIMU JINSI UNAVYOSEMA Interfax ya Kwaheri - Wanasayansi wamethibitisha kwa majaribio majaribio ya ishara ya msalaba na sala.

Picha Nyekundu-INCORRECT Rangi ya kijani O'SKY
“Tumegundua kuwa desturi ya zamani ya kufanya ishara ya msalaba juu ya kula na kunywa kabla ya kula ina umuhimu mkubwa wa kushangaza. Kuna matumizi ya vitendo nyuma yake: chakula husafishwa kiwakati mara moja. Huu ni muujiza mkubwa ambao hufanyika kihalisi kila siku, "alisema mwanafizikia Angelina Malakhovskaya, aliyenukuliwa na gazeti la Zhizn Ijumaa.
Malakhovskaya amekuwa akisoma nguvu hii ya ishara ya msalaba pamoja na baraka ya Kanisa kwa karibu miaka kumi. Alifanya majaribio mengi ambayo yalithibitishwa mara kwa mara kabla ya matokeo yao kuwekwa hadharani.
Hasa, aligundua mali ya kipekee ya bakteria ya maji iliyobarikiwa na sala na ishara ya msalaba. Kulingana na jarida hilo, utafiti huo pia ulifunua mali mpya ya Neno la Mungu, ambayo hapo awali ilikuwa haijulikani, ambayo inabadilisha muundo wa maji, ikiongeza sana wiani wake wa macho katika eneo fupi la wigo wa ultraviolet.
Wanasayansi wamethibitisha ushawishi wa Sala ya Bwana na …Zaidi

Munich Cathedral Hosted First Homosexual Service for “CSD” March

On 28 June, the closing day of Munich "Pride" weekend, the Cathedral of Munich, Germany, hosted its first Christopher Street Day (CSD) Youth Liturgy.
The liturgy included scripture readings, prayers, music and personal blessings. The event was organised jointly by the Cathedral Parish, the Catholic youth organisation BDKJ, and the Queer Pastoral Ministry of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
The organisers of the 'Catholic' cathedral service also participated in the Munich homosex march.
BDKJ members marched carrying a large rainbow banner bearing the words 'Love is no sin'. They also carried a large orange banner depicting Jesus Christ with the slogan 'Jesus would dance with us at CSD!'.
Both banners displayed the BDKJ logo to identify them as part of the organisation's official participation in the homosex march.
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Benedict XVI Huona Mwendeleo Na Francis, "Mwanaume Wa Msingi Mkuu Wa Kiteolojia"

Kadinali mstaafu Benedict XVI amemwandikia barua Monsignor Dario Edoardo Viganò kuhusiana na msururu wa vitabu 11 viitwavyo “Theology of Pope Francis” (Teolojia ya Papa Francis). Barua hiyo iliwasilishwa mnamotarehe 12 mwezi Machi, mtandao wa vaticannews.va umeandika.
Kwenye barua hiyo Benedict XVI alimwita Francis "mwanaume wa teolojia na msingi kuu wa falsafa", ingawaje yeye, Benedict, angekuwa tu "mtu wa makisia na teolojia aliye na ufahamu mchache wa maisha dhabiti ya Wakristu wa sasa".
Kulingana na Benedict XVI kuna "mwendeleo kati ya mapap wote wawili" licha ya "tofauti katika utaratibu na mienendo".
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The Roman Rite Revived a Church Planned for Demolition: The church St. Francis de Sales in St. Louis, Missouri, was facing demolition after its parish closed in 2005. Instead, then-Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke of St. Louis entrusted it to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. The Roman rite has been celebrated ever since. Today, the church regularly attracts more than 700 worshippers each Sunday, many of whom are young adults and families.

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Ornate Catholic church was on the brink of closing... until priest came up with extraordinary old-fashioned idea that made attendance boom

An ornate Catholic church was on the brink of closure but now sees hundreds of faithful flock to its pews for Mass each week thanks to a priest's extraordinary idea. St Francis de Sales Oratory was founded in 1867 by a group of German immigrants who settled in St Louis, Missouri. The gorgeous church became a landmark in the midwestern city and for decades served parishioners of more than a dozen nationalities. But as families started moving out to the suburbs, the church, dubbed the Cathedral of south St Louis, saw a massive drop in parishioners, the church website states. St Francis de Sales was closed by the Archdiocese of St Louis in June 2005, and the church was forced to merge with another local parish. The church was scheduled to be torn down and sold, but was saved that July when Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke made the church an Oratory where Mass is strictly administered in Latin. St Francis de Sales is now one of about 450 churches across the country that regularly celebrate the …

Kadinali Wa Chicago Blase Cupich Amegundua "Mbadiliko WaMawazo" Katika Amoris Laetitia.
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Leo XIV's New Bishop of Eichstätt Continues Debate on Celibacy

The newly appointed Bishop Christian Würtz of Eichstätt, Germany, expects further debate over priestly celibacy, he told Br.de on July 12.
On Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV appointed him from auxiliary bishop of Freiburg to the diocesan bishop of Eichstätt. During Germany's Synodal Way in 2022, he voted in favour of "blessings" for homosexual concubines and the "ordination" of women-clergy.
When asked about his predecessor, Msgr. Gregor Maria Hanke, who voted against those Synodal Way documents, Bishop Würtz said: "I think it goes too far to conclude from that that there are fundamental differences between him and me."
He described the different beliefs as "factional disputes."
Instead, he said, the focus should be on "what unites us": "That is also an important aspect of synodality - listening to one another, walking together, and learning from one another."
When it came to the topic of priestly celibacy, Bishop Würtz said: "This will certainly be a question that continues to occupy us in the …Zaidi

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Spanish Archbishop Rejects Opposition to Mosque: Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville addressed the proposed mosque in the city at a press conference on Friday. He cited Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 16 of the Spanish Constitution, and Vatican II's Dignitatis Humanae, emphasizing that religious freedom is both a universal and constitutional right. He added that these rights must be exercised in accordance with state, regional, local, and municipal law. His remarks come as Seville City Council has postponed a decision on the mosque's building permit while seeking additional technical and legal reports following objections from the political party Vox.

Los obispos que hace no mucho hablaban de la ‘Prioridad del Evangelio’ contra posiciones políticas, ahora hablan de “constitución” y “libertad religiosa” frente a la construcción de macromezquitas y centros médicos que hablan de ‘Prioridad musulmana’.

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Mashirika Ya Kisiri Hulitumia Kanisa Kuu La Munich Kufanya Upelelezi

Shirika la ukachero la serikali ya muungano ya Ujerumani lilitumia Kanisa Kuu la Munich kufanya upelelezi, jarida la kila juma ambalo hupinga Kanisa Katoliki Spiegel limetangaza.
Katika miaka ya themanini shirika hilo liliweka vifaa vyake kwenye minara ya kengele ya Kanisa hilo ili kupokea na kutuma data. Ajenti wa shirika hilo mwenye maarifa mengi alisema kuwa kuna shirika lingine pia ambalo lilitumia Kanisa hilo kulingana na Spiegel "na pengine hulitumia hadi wa leo".
Dayosisi kuu ya Munich ilikiri kuwa katika mnamra wa Kaskazini kuna "baadhi ya vifaa vya mashirika tofauti".
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Homily Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Isaiah 7:1-9
"Take care you remain calm and do not fear."
Even in the face of difficulties, let us remain in the joy and peace of God.
Matthew 11:20-24
"Woe to you!"
Sadness and misfortune usually arise when we stray or others stray from the Love… of God.
Biblical texts: NAB-RE
Normand Thomas.

Nakala Kuu Ya Matayarisho Ya Sinodu Ilipuuza Jamii Kubwa Ya Mtandaoni Iliyokuwa Ikiulizia Misa Ya Kale.
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‘I am disenchanted with the hierarchy of the Church of England.’ Chaplain Bernard Randall says it has been a seven-year battle to clear his name after he was unfairly dismissed for delivering a sermon on identity politics and transgenderism.

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Afghan migrant who raped schoolgirl set to be released from jail early and let loose on Britain’s streets – Allah's Willing Executioners

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, CC-BY-2.0, Wikimedia Commons An Afghan migrant who raped a schoolgirl is set to be released from jail early and let loose on Britain’s streets under Labour’s release scheme. Parmeet Khurana was jailed for nine years in 2022 for raping the 17-year-old victim in 2021 and perverting the course of justice. He lived in Austria before arriving in the UK – but now Britain is locked in a battle with Austria’s top officials to deport the sex offender. Labour promised the victim their attempt to remove her attacker from the UK was being treated as their “highest priority” – but the vow appears to have fallen through. As a result, the victim’s mother furiously raged against her daughter’s attacker being allowed to run rampant on Britain’s streets. “It seems utterly unacceptable that a child rapist should be allowed early release under any circumstances,” she told The Sun. “It says to victims that they are not important, that their life-long legacy of fear …

Kadinali Wa Francis Amlinda Askofu Msaidizi Anayekumbwa Na Utata

Askofu msaidizi Juan Pineda wa Tegucigalpa, Honduras, juishi maisha ya kifahari ambayo huhusisha umiliki wa magari kadhaa ya kifahari na safari za mara kwa mara za ndege za kifahari, Edward Pentin aliripoti (Aprili 27).
Hata hivyo, Pineda hubaki katika wadhfa wake kwa ulinzi wake Kadinali wa Tegucigalpa Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, rafiki wa karibu wa Pineda ambaye pia ni mratibu wa Baraza la Makadinali na mwanapropaganda wa itikadi za "ufukara" za Francis.
Kulingana na Pentin, Pineda alihusika katika kutoweka kwa Dola milioni 1.3 ambazo zilitolewa na serikali ya Hondura kwa miradi ya msaada ya Kanisa. Fedha hizo ziliwekwa ila hazikupitia utaratibu wa kawaida wa kifedha wa dayosisi hiyo na hatimaye "zikatoweka".
Pineda alijaribu kueleza zilivotumika pesa hizo, lakini ripoti yake haikutoa hati za invoisi, vocha wala hati zozote.
Mwezi uliopita, Pentin alifichua kwamba Pineda amekashifiwa na wanaseminari wa zamani kwa shutma za dhulma za kishoga.
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"Pope Leo XIV held regular direct calls with President Emmanuel Macron in an effort to slow France’s euthanasia bill ahead of his forthcoming visit to the country"

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Pope Leo XIV personally lobbied Macron over French euthanasia bill, sources say | Advaticanum

A notable feature of the June Consistory was Pope Leo XIV’s call for frankness in addressing the pressing issues facing the Church. According to sources close to AdVaticanum, this approach has recently been put into practice through the Pope’s personal engagement with the highest levels of the French government on the question of euthanasia. The intervention has taken place through quiet but consistent channels. While sources could not confirm exactly when it began, Pope Leo XIV is said to have initiated a series of direct communications with Emmanuel Macron. According to sources within both the diplomatic sphere and the Vatican, His Holiness has been making regular 15-minute phone calls to the French President focused solely on the euthanasia and assisted suicide bill. These conversations have centred on ways to slow the bill’s progress and prevent France from following paths seen in other nations, such as Canada, where the law is now responsible for more than 5 per cent of deaths. It …