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Pope Leo XIV to Seminarians: "Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality"
“A piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold,” Pope Leo XIVsaid in a Nov. 5 letter to seminarians.
Bear Witness to Christ's "tenderness, mercy": Pope Leo XIV to Seminarian Pilgrims at Vatican
On June 24, Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of seminarians from around the world to bear witness to the “tenderness” and “mercy” of Christ.
Jubilee of Seminarians, Priests, Bishops Gets Underway in Rome with Over 6,000 in Attendance
More than 6,000 seminarians, bishops, and priests from five continents are in Rome this week to celebrate their jubilee as part of the Holy Year 2025.
Seminarians in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese Cautioned against “disorderly, scattered begging”, Urged to Work Hard
Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has cautioned Seminarians in his Episcopal See against the tendency to beg for financial help and instead embrace hard work and discipline.
Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Urges Seminarians in South Sudanese Diocese to “have a deep spiritual life”
Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has encouraged Seminarians in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) to cultivate a deep spiritual life, emphasizing the critical role of discernment, personal responsibility, and spiritual depth in their formation as future Priests.
Catholic Bishop in Angola Urges Seminarians to Brace up for Life’s Challenges, Work for a Just Society
The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola has urged Seminarians in his Episcopal See to work for a just society.
After Pope Francis' Derogatory Remark on Gay Men in Catholic Seminaries, Vatican Apologizes
Spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists that the pope “never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes ...”
Vatican Statistics: Africa Had Biggest Increase in Catholics, While Numbers Fell in Europe
Catholics in the world numbered 1,375,852,000 people at the end of 2021, with an overall increase of 16.2 million compared with the previous year.
Archbishop in Angola Urges Seminarians to “persevere even in the face of various crises”
The Archbishop of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese has urged Seminarians in the country to exercise perseverance in their divine calling, striving “to be instructed by the Lord” amid challenges that they might be exposed to.
Seminarians in Angolan Diocese Cautioned against “excessive use of social media”
Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky of Angola’s Lwena Diocese has cautioned Seminarians in his Episcopal See against “excessive use of social media.”
Church Growing Quickly in Africa among 10 Things to Know from Latest Catholic Survey
On March 3 the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported the latest statistics about the global Catholic Church.
Candidates for the Priesthood Must Be Well Scrutinized: Pope Francis
The pope was speaking to seminary formators from the Milan archdiocese.
Increasing Number of Major Seminarians in Kenya “a good crisis”: Catholic Archbishop
The rise in the number of Major Seminarians in Kenya that has resulted in “a minor crisis” of lack of rooms in the national Diocesan Seminaries presents “a good crisis”, a Catholic Archbishop in Kenya has said.
Dozens of Catholic Seminarians Abducted from Major Seminary in Cameroon Regain Freedom
The 32 Catholic Major Seminarians who were abducted last Friday, April 8 alongside their driver have been released, the Communications Director of the Cameroonian Diocese has said.
Human Formation “very foundational” in Training of Future Priests: Rector in South Africa
Human formation is quite critical in the training of candidates for the Priesthood in the Catholic Church, a Rector in South Africa has told ACI Africa in an interview.
Catholic Pastoral Charity Facilitates Formation of Dozens of Seminarians in DR Congo
Dozens of Major Seminarians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are set to benefit from a financial “contribution” from the Catholic Pastoral Charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, the leadership of the Pontifical entity has said in a report.
Minor Seminary in South Sudan to Admit “ordinary students” to Study Alongside Seminarians
The Diocesan Minor Seminary of South Sudan’s Tombura-Yambio Diocese is set to admit students who do not intend to pursue Priestly formation to study alongside Seminarians.
“Be grateful to Church for formative experience”: Nigerian Bishop to Former Seminarians
At the maiden reunion of former seminarians of Nigeria’s Diocese of Nsukka, the Local Ordinary, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, called on the ex-seminarians to be thankful “for the formative experience” they had while in the Seminary.
Nigeria’s Seminarians “more determined to study for priesthood” Since Murder of Colleague
A year after gunmen attacked the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary in Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Kaduna, kidnapped four Seminarians and later killed one of them, the Rector of the formation center says Seminarians there are “more determined than ever” in their journey to Priesthood.
Grim Future for Mozambique’s Seminarians as Bishops Cancel 2020 Academic Year
When Bishops in Mozambique announced the cancellation of the academic year 2020 in all Major Seminaries countrywide, sending seminarians in all the 12 Dioceses of the country back home, Stivini Elias, a third-year philosophy student in St Charles Lwanga Seminary in Nampula in Mozambique thought fast on how best he was going to use his time away from the Seminary.
