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Some U.S. seminaries report surge in enrollments even as nationwide numbers remain flat

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 12, 2023 / 08:00 am Seminarian enrollment in the United States has been on a decadeslong decline as fewer young men seek out the priesthood and the number of active priests in the U.S. continues to dwindle. But some dioceses are reporting a notable …
Ember Day: A Time for Discernment

BY KARY ELLEN BERGER Do you know what God has in store for you? Are we doing enough? Are we doing what He has called us to do? Young adults both ponder these questions for themselves and are often asked them by others. For young men discerning whether priesthood is …
Sharing the Good News

Sharing the Good News of our faith may seem an easy concept, but it doesn’t always come to fruition. That’s why the Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) reserves funds to aid evangelization. “Embracing evangelization in our archdiocese and beyond, in our parishes and through ministries like those supported by the Catholic …
Archdiocese of Miami offers to take in priests exiled from Nicaragua

By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 15:45 pm The archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, announced that his archdiocese will receive with open arms the priests and seminarians who were exiled by the dictatorship in Nicaragua, offering them longer-term housing. The prelate explained to Florida Catholic Media that although …
Meet the New Seminarians: Evan Sharp

Evan Sharp I was born and raised in Cincinnati. I attended The Ohio State University from 2016 to 2017, as an astrophysics major. In Fall 2017, I transferred to the University of Cincinnati. Shortly thereafter I reverted to my Catholic faith and changed my major to philosophy, graduating in 2021. …
Meet the New Seminarians: Broderick Witt

Broderick Witt I lived on the border between Indiana and Ohio in my childhood. I have four nieces and one nephew, and I enjoy spending time with them. My brother is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Growing up, my mom would take us to various parishes in Indiana …
Meet the new Seminarians: David Morand

David Morand I am originally from Sidney, where my home parish of Holy Angels is located. I was fortunate to grow up in a strong Catholic household, which laid a solid foundation for me. My parents are Mike and Brenda Morand, and I’m the youngest of three children. I have …
‘Sancta Nox’ album of Christmas Matins debuts at #1 on Billboard Traditional Classical Albums chart

by Autumn Jones Denver Newsroom, Oct 8, 2021 / 17:01 pm On Sept. 28, a community of seminarians from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter’s European seminary released an album of Christmas Matins, “Sancta Nox: Christmas Matins from Bavaria”. This week, the 17-song collection topped the Billboard’s Traditional Classical Albums …
Catholic seminaries requiring vaccines, with exemptions, for fall semester

by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Aug 11, 2021 / 12:03 pm Catholic seminaries in the northeast are requiring COVID-19 vaccination for their seminarians before the coming semester begins. Mt. Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland is one of the colleges requiring students and seminarians to be vaccinated before coming to …
How these seminarians in New Orleans plan to celebrate Mardi Gras

CNA Newsroom · Ep. 91: Mardi Gras (and all that jazz) by Kate Olivera Denver Newsroom, Feb 14, 2021 / 02:00 am MT (CNA).- Mardi Gras in New Orleans has been canceled only a handful of times, including during World War I and II, and the Spanish flu pandemic in …