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Admission to Candidacy for Nine Seminarians

October 31, 2024

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.

Retreat Week October 13 - 18, 2024

October 15, 2024

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 '20 on a New Appointment

September 16, 2024

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.

Pope St. John XXIII Seminarian Pens a Book About Papal Diplomacy

April 10, 2024

Rev. Mr. John Tanyi of the Archdiocese of Boston has authored a book entitled The Cross and the Flag: Papal Diplomacy and John Paul II’s Struggle Against the Tyranny of the Possible.  Slated for publication by St. Augustine Press on June 28, 2024, the book is currently available for pre-order on Amazon. The book includes a foreword by Mary Ann Glendon and an afterword by George Weigel.

Ministry of Acolyte and Pacem in Terris Award

March 20, 2024

On March 15, 2024 Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, joined the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary community to preside at the Ministry of Acolyte. 

RESCHEDULED: Institution of Acolyte Ministry

February 12, 2024

Due to inclement weather in the New England area, the Institution of Acolyte Ministry that was scheduled for this week has been rescheduled from Tuesday, February 13, 2024 to FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 at 11:45 AM