Article published October 30, 2004
Catholics rally to support 'Priesthood Sunday'
Catholic parishes throughout the United States will rally in support of their priests tomorrow with a day of prayer, dialogue, and celebration.
"Priesthood Sunday" is a one-day celebration of the clerics first observed in 2003 as a reaction to "the shadows cast over all priests by the sex-abuse crisis," organizers said.
Lay leaders of U.S. parishes are asked to develop a way of marking Priesthood Sunday with special liturgies, celebrations, and discussions between priests and parishioners.
Only 4,000 of the nation's 19,000 parishes have more than one priest and some priests serve two or more parishes.
More information is available online at www.priestsunday.org.
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