National Conference of Priests

Posted on 30. Mar, 2005 in Church Teachings, Community, Vocation

In 1975 The National Conference of Priests was established after the demise of the AIP. Its aim is to promote the ministry among those who are priests, represent the views of priests and support them in their work.  Fr. John Littleton talks about the membership of this group and the type of activities the group […]

The Crisis in the Priesthood

Posted on 02. Mar, 2005 in Celibacy/Sexuality, Faith and Justice, Vocation

For the Catholic Church, these are testing times – the sex abuse and other scandals, the huge fall off in regular church attendance and – above all – the startling decline in the number of priests and religious. Unless there is some unforeseen turnaround, the time is not far off when many parishes will not […]