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Newest seminarians for San Bernardino diocese

Newest seminarians for San Bernardino diocese

Joaquin Oliveros, Larry Curtis and Demitri Chuzel arrived at St. Junipero Serra House of Formation in August as the newest seminarians in the Diocese of San Bernardino.

The three men bring the total number of

35 new priests ordained in California this year

35 new priests ordained in California this year

A diverse mix of 35 new apostles of Christ were ordained to the priesthood in California this year, entering ministry to the state’s Catholics.

The newly-ordained priests include men who heard Christ’s call

Increase in vocations presents challenge for San Jose diocese

Increase in vocations presents challenge for San Jose diocese

After years of declining numbers of priestly vocations, a growing group of men are answering the call of Jesus to serve as priests in the Diocese of San Jose. Last year, the Diocese was blessed with

St. Patrick’s Seminary installs Reverend George E. Schultze as 17th president-rector

St. Patrick’s Seminary installs Reverend George E. Schultze as 17th president-rector

On Monday, August 21, 2017, St. Patrick’s Seminary & University celebrated the installation of Reverend George E. Schultze, SJ, as the institution’s 17th President-Rector. The Mass was celebrated by The Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of

Archbishop Gomez welcomes 21 new seminarians

Archbishop Gomez welcomes 21 new seminarians

On Aug. 2, Archbishop José H. Gomez welcomed 21 new seminarians to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as they begin their journey toward the priesthood at St. John’s Seminary and Queen of Angels Center for Priestly

Vatican confirms ban on homosexual candidates for priesthood

Vatican confirms ban on homosexual candidates for priesthood

The following comes from a December 7 Catholic Culture article: The Vatican has confirmed that homosexual men should not be ordained to the priesthood. In a new instruction for

Dozen new seminarians is biggest class in years

The following comes from a September Inland Catholic Byte article by Malie Hudson: Bishop Gerald Barnes has accepted 12 men into St. Junipero Serra House of Formation, bringing the grand total of

Positive momentum

Positive momentum

The following comes from an August Angelus article by Father Steve Davoren and Father Sam Ward: We both love sports. There is a curious thing in sports called momentum. It’s a mysterious

93 seminarians preparing to be priests in Los Angeles

93 seminarians preparing to be priests in Los Angeles

The following comes from a post by Archbishop Gomez, published on August 17 by the Angelus: This week marks the start of the academic year for the many men who are preparing

These seminarians are being ordained – in a refugee camp

These seminarians are being ordained – in a refugee camp

The following comes from a March 18 Catholic News Agency article by Elise Harris: After their seminary in Qaraqosh was dissolved following a brutal ISIS attack in 2014, four Iraqi seminarians chose not

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