Like in many countries, priestly ordinations occur during the summer in Benin. Each year, about 60 new priests join the ranks of the presbyterates across the ten dioceses of this African nation.

Her journey to this ministry began in 2012 when her parish priest recognized her dedication ... The Diocese of Abomey is the only one in Benin where women serve in this capacity.

After the Sign of the Cross at the beginning of Mass, the priest may choose to greet the people with the simple and familiar greeting “The Lord be with you.” He uses this same greeting before ...

Most Catholics experience the crisis of sexual abuse by clergy in relation to headlines, as stories from around the globe or from the local parish where a trusted priest has … ...

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the ...

Calls for the reform or abolition of the tithe and for the limitation of Church property were joined by complaints from parish priests who, excluded from the wealth bestowed upon the upper echelons of ...