Formators and others who work closely with Catholic priests regret the growing number of young men who are choosing to leave the priesthood — but hard numbers on exactly how many have done so up to now have been difficult to come by.
The Catholic University of America is seeking to change that with a forthcoming research project aimed at determining the scale of the problem and, hopefully, solutions.
The Knights of Columbus has pledged a grant of nearly half a million dollars to Catholic University’s The Catholic Project, which is spearheading the study to examine vocational commitment among young men and attrition rates among young priests — an underdiscussed topic recently highlighted in the Register.
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