Seminarians Archives

Vatican statistics show decline in number of consecrated men, women between 2013-2018

Mar 26, 2020

The decrease in the number of religious brothers and of women in religious orders is “worrying,” according to the Vatican statistics office.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

North American College decides to send all its seminarians home

Mar 23, 2020

With more than half of its seminarians already back in the United States, the Pontifical North American College in Rome is sending its students home.

By Cindy Wooden

Amid pandemic, half of U.S. seminarians in Rome returned home

Mar 16, 2020

About half of the U.S. seminarians and priests living at the Pontifical North American College and the Casa Santa Maria in Rome have left the locked-down city, the rector said.

By Cindy Wooden

At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals

Feb 17, 2020

The 156 young men who call St. Charles Borromeo Seminary prepare to enter ministry at a time when scandals have driven the faithful from pews, shaken the church’s highest tiers and cast doubt on the motivations of those who say they’re answering a call to serve.

By Matt Sedensky

Notre Dame releases study on sexual harassment among U.S. seminarians

Sep 24, 2019

The University of Notre Dame Sept. 21 released a groundbreaking report that looked at sexual harassment in U.S. Catholic seminaries, revealing that just 6 percent of seminarians reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or misconduct, while 90 percent reported none.

By Rhina Guidos

Seton Hall investigation finds McCarrick harassed seminarians

Sep 5, 2019

A yearlong investigation by Seton Hall University confirmed that Theodore McCarrick, the laicized cardinal who had been archbishop of Newark from 1986 to 2000, had sexually harassed seminarians during his tenure as head of the archdiocese.

By Catholic News Service