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Pope Francis issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity... Read more
Pope Francis: Martyred seminarians provide a witness for priests, bishops
Pope Francis said Sunday that the nine Spanish seminarian martyrs beatified this weekend provide a witness to priests and bishops... Read more
Pope Francis says priests, bishops should keep an open dialogue
In a meeting with seminarians Saturday, Pope Francis said it is necessary for priests to maintain an open and filial... Read more
What is it like to be an underground Chinese seminarian?
Wang Jie (a fictional name) is a deacon belonging to the Chinese underground Church. He has spent several years studying... Read more
Seton Hall president condemns student harassment of seminarians
Dr. Mary Meehan, interim president of Seton Hall University, has issued a strongly-worded letter to the campus community following numerous... Read more
Cardinal O’Malley expands sex abuse investigation to include all Boston seminaries
The Archdiocese of Boston announced Thursday that it is expanding its sex abuse investigation to include all three of its... Read more
Toronto cardinal exhorts priests to 'become fire'
A Canadian cardinal has a provocative message for priests, bishops, and seminarians struggling to attain holiness: “You must become fire.” Read more
Mexican seminarians launch evangelization project for the deaf
Two seminarians in Mexico have launched a project on Facebook to offer evangelization and pastoral ministry tools for the deaf. Read more
How American seminarians in Rome celebrate Holy Week
For American seminarians at the Pontifical North American college in Rome, Holy Week liturgies take on new life and dimension,... Read more
Do not become 'professionals of the sacred,' Pope tells Peruvian priests, religious
Pope Francis met with Peruvian priests and religious Saturday, telling them that a sense of humor is a good remedy... Read more
Indigenous Peruvian seminarian eager to see Pope Francis
Demetrio Sanchez, a 20-year-old indigenous Peruvian seminarian, is eager to see Pope Francis when he visits Puerto Maldonado on Thursday. Read more
Vocations that only seek to 'climb the ladder' are dead, Pope says
On Saturday, Pope Francis told Colombia's priests and religious that vocations come from a variety of different backgrounds and flourish... Read more
Welsh pub renames beer after seminarian mix-up
How does a pub make up for mistakenly trying to kick out a group of celebrating seminarians? By naming a... Read more
Vatican soccer champs dedicate victory to Coptic Christians
Upon winning the Vatican's annual soccer championship last week, the victorious team honored Christians in Egypt who have faced increasingly... Read more
Seminarian who once saved the Eucharist from ISIS returns as a priest
Martin Baani was just 24 years old when he risked his life as a seminarian to rescue the Blessed Sacrament... Read more
Pope to seminarians: Let Mary help you fall in love with Jesus
Pope Francis met with priests and seminarians from the Portuguese College in Rome, asking them to allow Mary to bring... Read more
From Yale to the seminary: a neuroscientist's story
Jaime Maldonado-Aviles thought that he would be spending his life behind microscopes at Yale as a neuroscientist. But his life... Read more
We're all responsible for seminarians, African bishop says
Priestly formation isn't a just a job for the rector – it's a responsibility shared between the entire Christian community... Read more
Life isn't black and white – teach priests to discern the gray, Pope says
In a conversation with members of the Jesuit order from Poland, Pope Francis said the real life situations of everyday... Read more
Campaign will help 1,000 seminarians in honor of murdered French priest
A Catholic charity is launching a campaign to support the studies of 1,000 seminarians around the world in honor of... Read more
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