Seminarians

Bishop Gabriel Dunia of Auchi “expressed his deep pain and sorrow over the loss of the young seminarian” and urged intensified efforts to protect people.

Seminary formation was already notoriously long and recently, an additional year has been added: the propadeutic year. Yet few are complaining.

Graduate-level and college-level enrollment at Catholic seminaries in the U.S. were down significantly in the 2024-2025 academic year, while high school seminary enrollment has held steady, according to CARA statistics

Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain, according to a new report.

Pope Leo thanked the seminarians for their joy and enthusiasm, “because with your energy you fuel the flame of hope in the life of the church.”

“His taking a moment to sign a baseball showed his humanity in a beautiful way,” said seminarian Logan Scott.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During the Holy Year 2025, which is centered on proclaiming a message of hope, Pope Francis told future priests to let hope be the guiding principle …

(OSV News) — At least 10 people, including a Catholic nun, have been killed in a volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s predominantly Catholic Flores Island. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in the …

AMBLER, Pa. (OSV News) — A newly built campus for a historic seminary in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia reflects the “mentorship and accompaniment” crucial to seminarian formation in the 21st …

WALKER, Minn. (OSV News) — Mason Bailey found out he would be walking in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage eight weeks before it began. A seminarian for the Diocese of Fort …