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Report: Decline in Vocations to the Priesthood is Worse Where Priests Serve Larger Flocks

Mar 3, 2023

The decline in the number of priests, seminarians, and new vocations to the priesthood in the United States appears to be more pronounced in parishes where priests serve more parishioners, according to a report commissioned by the organization Vocation Ministry.

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