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IMF Students Take Part In Commencement For First Time
Nineteen degrees and thirteen certificates were awarded at the 178th annual commencement of Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, held on Friday, May 10, in the

2024 Commencement Citation, Address
Commencement citation from Father Edward Mazich, O.S.B., rector of Saint Vincent Seminary. Sister Judith, the Saint Vincent community honors you today for your distinguished leadership

Deacon Ordination In Covington
Congratulations to seminarian Joshua Heskamp of the Diocese of Covington, who will be ordained to the diaconate at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18 at the

19 Degrees, 13 Certificates Awarded At 178th Saint Vincent Seminary Commencement
Nineteen degrees and thirteen certificates were awarded at the 178th annual commencement of Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, held on Friday, May 10, in the

Father Afunugo Retiring After 25 Years On Faculty
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Felician Sisters’ Provincial Minister Is Graduation Speaker
Sister Judith Marie Kubicki, C.S.S.F., Ph.D., will give the address and be presented with an honorary doctorate at the 178th annual commencement of Saint Vincent

IMF Helps Revitalize Parishes
The Seminary’s Institute for Ministry Formation provides spiritual formation designed to help parishes cultivate an environment that fosters growth in holiness and forms mature disciples

Brother James Raber Receives Scherer Award
Brother James Raber, O.S.B., a fourth year theologian from Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, received the Hon. Judge Bernard Scherer Award at the spring 2024 honors

Bioethicist, Attorney, Author Joins Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Lisa Martinelli joined the adjunct faculty of Saint Vincent Seminary in the spring 2024 semester. She is a bioethicist, attorney, educator, and author. With

Students Complete Cathechesis Formation
Alongside of its academic coursework and parish formation encounters, the Institute for Ministry Formation provides other opportunities for personal spiritual enrichment. Monthly, from January to

IMF Adds New Catechetics Track
The Saint Vincent Seminary Institute for Ministry Formation is adding a new track for its Catechetics certificate. There are now two tracks of formation, both

Ten Instituted Into Ministry Of Lector
Ten seminarians from Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, were instituted into the Ministry of Lector on April 10 by Most Rev. Mark A. Eckman, Auxiliary

Ordination To Diaconate In Erie April 13
In addition to being Easter season, it is also the start of Ordination Season. From the Diocese of Erie and Anne-Marie Welsh comes this photo

Rabbi Dr. Ruth Langer To Give Rabbi Edelstein Lecture February 28
Saint Vincent College and its School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences will host the second annual Rabbi Jason Edelstein Lecture for Catholic-Jewish Dialogue at

Diakonia Award To Greensburg Seminarian
Deacon Craig Alexander, S24, who is scheduled to be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Greensburg this spring, is the recipient of the 2023-24

Deacon Craig Alexander Receives Diakonia Award
Deacon Craig Alexander of the Diocese of Greensburg received the Diakonia Award for student service from Saint Vincent Seminary at the Founders’ Day honors convocation

Fall Leaven Now Online
The fall 2023 edition of Leaven is now online. The issue features the installation of alumnus Bishop Edward Lohse as the new bishop of Kalamazoo,

Father Cyprian Constantine, O.S.B., 1949-2023
Father Cyprian Constantine, O.S.B., 74, a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey for 48 years, died Sunday, November 12, 2023 after a short illness. A native

Patrick Jones Joins Seminary Faculty
Patrick Jones has joined the faculty of Saint Vincent Seminary as an adjunct professor. He is a doctoral candidate in moral theology at the Catholic

Covington Video
Jim Hess, director of stewardship and mission services for the Diocese of Covington, and Patrick McNamara, photographer and filmmaker, visited Saint Vincent in mid-September to