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Rector To Give Two Presentations
Father Timothy F. Whalen, Rector of Saint Vincent Seminary, will give two presentations as part of the Saint Vincent Basilica Parish Adult Education Lenten Series.

Scholarship Dinner April 11
Marie Milie Jones, Esq. of JonesPassodelis, PLLC, Pittsburgh, will be the keynote speaker for the 2013 Seminary Education Fund Dinner. The dinner will be held Thursday,

Book Commemorates Saint Vincent Fire
A book commemorating the 50th anniversary of the January 28, 1963 fire that destroyed five buildings on the Saint Vincent campus, Latrobe, has just been

Handel’s Messiah December 8, 9
Handel’s Messiah December 8, 9 Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra, Saint Vincent College Singers and the Westmoreland Choral Society will join to present

Seven Admitted To Candidacy
Seven men were admitted to candidacy for priesthood at Saint Vincent Seminary on November 26. Presiding was Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta. The candidates

Eight Installed To Ministry Of Acolyte
Eight Seminarians from Saint Vincent Seminary were installed to the Ministry of Acolyte on November 5 by Most Rev. William J. Waltersheid of the Diocese

Archbishop Wilton J. Gregory To Give Lecture November 27
Archbishop Wilton J. Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta will give the fourth annual lecture of the Saint Benedict Education Foundation at Saint Vincent College,

Vigil Mass for Year of Faith October 10
Saint Vincent Archabbey and Seminary will mark the vigil of the opening of the Year of Faith with a Mass at 5 p.m. Wednesday, October

Seminary Welcomes New Students
Saint Vincent Seminary welcomed 19 new students for the 2012-2013 academic year, including diocesan seminarians, men from religious orders, and lay students who will begin

George Weigel To Speak In Area September 10
Author and theologian George Weigel will discuss the Catholic defense of religious freedom at home and abroad and the future of the Catholic Church in

Seminary Graduate New Bishop of Erie
On July 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI today named the Rev. Msgr. Lawrence T. Persico as the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of

Seminary Names Academic Dean
Father Patrick T. Cronauer, O.S.B., a native of Summerhill, PA has been named the Academic Dean of Saint Vincent Seminary, effective July 1. Father Patrick

Father Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B., 1935-2012
Father Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was born March 30, 1935 in Central City,

Seminary Deacon Serving the Poor in Guatemala
Helping to dig school foundations for a school for kids who live in a garbage dump in Guatelmala City, Guatemala, doesn’t fit the sun and

Friends Group Helping Seminary
Becoming a priest is a long and challenging process that is only made possible through the support of those around us. This principle inspired Friends

Erie Vicar Named to Board of Regents
The Reverend Nicholas J. Rouch, S.T.D., Vicar for Education for the Diocese of Erie, has joined the Saint Vincent Seminary Board of Regents. Ordained in

Commencement Address during Vespers: The Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, SJ
Commencement Address During Vespers, Archabbey of Saint Vincent, Latrobe, Pennsylvania Text: Hebrews 5.8-10 The Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, SJ Archbishop of Ottawa 11 May 2012

Sixteen Degrees Awarded at Seminary Commencement
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, Canada, received an honorary doctor of divinity degree and gave the address at the 166th annual commencement

Canadian Archbishop to Speak at Saint Vincent Seminary Commencement
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, Canada, will speak at the 166th annual commencement of Saint Vincent Seminary. He will receive an honorary

Nine Seminarians Installed To Ministry of Reader
Nine men were installed in the Ministry of Reader on March 26 by Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, Bishop of Covington, at Saint Vincent Seminary.