seminarians

On July 25, a 25-year-old seminarian from the Diocese of Ratnapura tragically lost his life in a vehicular accident in Sri Lanka.

Pope said, “Jesus will make us a pedagogue—patient, severe, sweet, or firm as we need in our discernment because He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He waits for, encourages, and supports us in all our journey.”

Known as the Adopt-A-Seminarian Scholarship Program, this educational grant looks at offering monetary assistance to more deserving young men aspiring for the priesthood.

Pope Francis urges the clergy and the religious in Congo to anoint God's people "with the balm of consolation and hope" to show God's compassion.

Pope Francis urges the Seminarians to live a life of prayer as the foundation of the priest’s life. The Pope said, “Remember that, when you become priests, your first obligation will be a life of prayer born of gratitude for that love of predilection which God showed you in calling you to his service.”

“God can use me more than usual,” said Brother Albertus Adiwenanto Widyasworo, a doctor who is studying for the priesthood in Indonesia.

Jesuit seminarians in Taunggyi, Myanmar, welcomed the new year by spending time with orphans and persons with disabilities at the Infant Jesus' Home in Shan State.