Seminarians Speak: The Priests We Want to Be
The path to the priesthood is long — from the first discernment to ordination and then ministry. Five Johannesburg seminarians tell Günther Simmermacher about their vocation,...
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Seminary Re-opens After 10-day Closure for Covid-19
Saint John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria suspended all classes after seven students tested positive for Covid-19. The seminary re-opened on September 11. All students were screened upon...
What We Are Growing at St John Vianney
South Africa’s national St John Vianney seminary is training about 130 men for the priesthood. Lucy Rubin visited the Pretoria campus and met three future priests there....
St John Vianney Seminary Graduates!
The philosophy and theology students of St John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria received their bachelors degrees from chancellor Archbishop Dabula Mpaku of Pretoria. Also present were Bishops...
Learning What the Church Does
By Fr Paul Tatu CSS – A visit to the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) was an eye-opener for many seminarians at St John Vianney Seminary in...
Fr John Selemela Installed as Rector of St John Vianney Seminary!
Fr John Masilo Selemela (right) was officially installed as rector of St John Vianney Seminary in Waterkloof, Pretoria, by Bishop Vincent Zungu of Port Elizabeth. He is...
Meet the 1st Years at St John Vianney!
Bishop Graham Rose of Dundee presided at the academic Mass welcoming first-year philosophy seminarians into the community of St John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria. First-year theology seminarians were admitted...
Seminarians Taking Care of Business!
On Saturdays and Sundays, the seminarians at St John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria assume all the duties of the institution’s kitchen staff. They prepare all the meals...
