The Future of the American Presbyterate

Stephen P. White reflects on the 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests:

“The American presbyterate is united in its support for the family, for young people, and for evangelization. It shares a broad commitment to the poor and to migrants. And it is equally eager to defend life from its beginning to natural end. None of this seems likely to change in the years to come. At the same time, a commitment to Eucharistic devotion and to traditional (if not Traditionalist) liturgy appears likely to grow.

“I, for one, find that very encouraging.”

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Photo: Pope Leo XIV meets seminarians and staff of the Pontifical North American College [photo: Vatican Media]