Faith

Number of priests down for the first time in a decade, Vatican says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:28:15 -0500

VATICAN – The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics.

Porn leaves men dissatisfied with real relationships, study finds

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:40:00 -0400

WASHINGTON – A recent analysis of 50 studies found that pornography was negatively associated with sexual and relational satisfaction among men.

Catholic men urged to evangelize 'home front,' then go out to community

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0400

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - The Catholic Church needs men to fully commit to their faith, and men have all they need from God "to be a force" for the church, a former major league baseball player told a men's conference in Franklin.

To be a Catholic man of the Church

michael.chen@catholicregister.org (Michael Chen, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0500

I recently attended a men��Ƶapp retreat and got three surprises. First surprise, a men��Ƶapp and women��Ƶapp retreat were happening at the same venue. Second, no one would be allowed to talk because it was a silent retreat. (Okay, participants were allowed to talk but only during the talks and during Mass.) The third surprise, and most important, is what I learned about masculinity and the role that men play in the Church. We also learned about what it means to be a “husband to the Church.”