On February 19, 2025, the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary community warmly welcomed The Most Reverend Timothy P.

The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass this morning for our community. Bishop Brennan is on campus with Fr. Joseph Holcomb, Director of Seminarians for the Diocese of Brooklyn, to visit seminarian Deacon Gerardo Tlatelpa ‘25. Pope St.

Rev. Thomas Woodhouse, Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Class of 2013, didn’t always plan to become a priest. In fact, he resisted the idea for the first decades of his adult life. Listen to Fr.

On December 4, 2024, six seminarians attending Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary were instituted into the Ministry of Lector by the Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia, Bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse.

The Seminarians who received the ministry are:

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On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary was blessed to have the Most Reverend David Leon Toups S.Th.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont, preside over the Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders for nine of our seminarians.

The seminarians at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary will be participating in a retreat the week of October 13th as part of their fall formation program.  

Congratulations to Fr. Michael Goodreau, Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary Class of 2020, on recently being named president of the Catholic Charities Agency of the Diocese of Springfield (CCA) by Bishop William Byrne, Diocese of Springfield.

On September 25, 2024, Pope St.

Fifteen new men from around the world have answered the call from God to step into formation studies for the Catholic priesthood at Pope St.