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Future of Priestly Ministry

FutureChurch calls for national and international dialogue on the future of priestly ministry. Dialogue about the effects of the priest shortage and its threat to our sacramental life is needed now more than ever. According to Vatican statistics, nearly half of the world’s parishes do not have a resident priest.

Screening of The Women Fighting to Be Priests with Guest Father Anne

On International Women’s Day 2023, FutureChurch hosts a screening of the BBC documentary “The Women Fight…

Women Erased: The Forbidden Call Screening and Conversation

FutureChurch hosted a special screening of THE FORBIDDEN CALL, a documentary short by AnaMichele Morejon. We were joi…

Fr. Steve Newton, CSC offers a witness on the Future of the Priesthood

A Holy Cross priest, Steve Newton is the current executive director of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests. In a…

Pope Francis: Meet Your Priest, Ludmilla Javarova with Miriam Therese Winter

As Pope Francis traveled to Slovakia in 2021, Sr. Miriam Therese Winter joined FutureChurch and the Women’s Ordinatio…

Priest Shortage Statistics in the U. S. and Worldwide

View comparative statistics from 1970-present: Priest Shortage Statistics in the U. S. and Worldwide

Deterred from Priesthood by Mandatory Celibacy – the need for more married priests

A gifted young man’s call to priesthood is obstructed by mandatory celibacy.

Confronting the Systemic Dysfunction of Clericalism

This June 2019 paper on clericalism was produced by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests in collaboration with Vo…

The Gift of Marriage to the Priesthood with Anthony and Theresa Padavano

Presentation by Theresa and Anthony Padovano on what marriage can offer to the priesthood and what opportunity they s…

The Future of Priestly Celibacy with Fr. Donald Cozzens

Fr. Donald Cozzens engages conference participants in a discussion about priestly celibacy. He discusses the history,…

A Brief History Celibacy in the Roman Church

First Century Peter, the first pope, and the apostles that Jesus chose were, for the most part, married men. The New …

Can a Women Receive the Sacrament of Orders with Sr. Maureen Fiedler SL and Fr. Joseph Fessio SJ

The 1999 debate at Georgetown University between Sr. Maureen Fiedler SL and Fr. Joseph Fessio SJ on the topic Can a W…

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