The Red Catholic

Since 2000, the number of priests have risen by several hundred each year reversing the trend from previous decades. During the same time period, the number of Catholics has remained stable at 17.3% worldwide.
This is despite the priest sex abuse scandal and tougher standards for seminarians worldwide. Europe, North and South America have [...]

Vatican finishes work on psychological testing of seminary candidates
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has finished work on a long-awaited document on the psychological testing of seminary candidates.
The document, titled “Guidelines for the Use of Psychology in the Admission and Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood,” was to be released at [...]