A newly released study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University surveyed the men who will be ordained to the priesthood in 2024. The data shows that families continue to be the seedbed of religious vocations: of the 392 respondents, 95 percent were raised by their biological parents, and 88 percent were raised by a married couple who lived together.
Who is being ordained to the priesthood?
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