{"id":49392,"date":"2025-07-05T03:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=49392"},"modified":"2025-07-05T03:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:18:06","slug":"nebraska-diocese-celebrates-sixth-set-of-brothers-who-have-become-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/nebraska-diocese-celebrates-sixth-set-of-brothers-who-have-become-priests\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocesi del Nebraska celebra il sesto gruppo di fratelli diventati sacerdoti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Brothers Father Joseph Wahlmeier (pictured on the left) and newly-ordained Father Isaac Wahlmeier (on the right), with their parents and Bishop James D. Conley after the ordination Mass May 24, 2025. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., Jun 9, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). For parents, having the opportunity to see their children embrace the vocation to which God has called them marks the culmination of years of prayer and sacrifice. While most will see\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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While most will see\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-49392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102310,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/its-always-the-holy-spirit-meet-3-dioceses-seeing-large-numbers-of-priestly-ordinations\/","url_meta":{"origin":49392,"position":0},"title":"\u2018It\u2019s always the Holy Spirit\u2019: Meet 3 dioceses seeing large numbers of priestly ordinations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"What drives a young man to discern into the priesthood \u2014 a supportive family, a vibrant parish, a proactive pastor, an outspoken bishop? 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