new priests

This remarkable achievement reflects the tireless efforts of families, clergy, and communities in nurturing vocations. Among these newly ordained priests is Fr. Sentu Lawrence Biswas, a Salesian of Don Bosco, whose vocation story is a testimony of perseverance, faith, and divine whisper.

The Catholic Diocese of Linfen in Shanxi Province, north China, joyfully celebrated the ordination of two new priests and one deacon on November 29, 2025, at the Hongtong Square Catholic Church. In a solemn and grace-filled liturgy, Bishop Liu Genzhu conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders on Joseph Chai Xuefei and Peter Li Shuangxue, who were ordained priests, and on Anthony Fan Weiwei, who was ordained a deacon.

Amid the sound of brass music and the gentle glow of candlelight, the Catholic Diocese of Wuhan witnessed a moment of grace and renewal on October 28, 2025, as Deacon Wu Songjiang was ordained to the priesthood at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Shanghai Road, Hankou.

In a powerful witness of faith rising from persecution, four new Catholic priests were ordained in Kandhamal, Odisha—the region once scarred by India’s worst anti-Christian violence on May 6.

“Physicians treat patients, but ultimately, God heals,” says a newly ordained Indian priest who studied medicine before becoming a missionary.

It explains that the “deacons and priests who are selected as clergy through the sacrament of holy orders have the duties of proclaiming the Gospel, administering the sacraments, and serving the Church as collaborators of the bishop.”

The Diocese of Dinajpur in Bangladesh ordained five priests at the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Dinajpur on June 4.