By Kimberley Heatherington OSV News In an era of vocations undeniably impacted by a statistically declining priesthood, it’s perhaps among the rarest of Catholic news headlines: Seminary opens. And yet, in the Diocese of Phoenix — established in 1969, populated with 2 million Catholics, and covering 43,967 square miles — that’s indeed the story, as […]
Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon spared from wildfires
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Wildfires in Oregon this August and September have caused extensive damage and air quality issues in the state and surrounding areas, including at a Benedictine abbey and seminary with Hawaii ties. Three wildfire hotspots burning in the Willamette Valley threatened Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary in Western Oregon in […]
