Eight men are set to be ordained to the priesthood this Sunday, April 26, in Rome, as Pope Leo XIV presides over a ceremony that coincides with the Catholic Church’s annual day of prayer for vocations.
The ordination Mass will take place at St Peter’s Basilica, where Pope Leo XIV will confer the sacrament of Holy Orders on candidates preparing for ministry in the Diocese of Rome. The ceremony falls on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, an occasion established by Pope Paul VI in 1964 to encourage reflection on priestly and Religious vocations worldwide.
