Bishop Conlon talks about Vatican II Council's Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests -- in Latin it is called "Presbyterorum Ordinis" -- and the ministry of priests. He said that the decree stated that priests need to be ministers of God's Word, calling people to faith through preaching and talking about the Gospel.

Bishop Conlon Talks about on the Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, part 3

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes & 10 missions. Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools & 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois serves 655,000 parishioners in 120 parishes &amp; 10 missions.  Each year, we serve 39,000 students in 68 schools &amp; 3 universities, 760,000 patients in 3 hospitals, and 36,000 needy in the counties of DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, and Will.

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Bishop Conlon Talks about on the Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, part 3

Bishop Conlon Talks about on the Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests, part 3