LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Twelve seminarians from seven dioceses and two abbeys were installed in the Ministry of Acolyte on November 6. The Most Rev. Bernard Schmitt, Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, presided over the installation, held at the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica, Latrobe. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Father Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Associate Professor of Theology and Monastic Studies and Assistant Rector, been named the Interim Rector of Saint Vincent Seminary by Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B, Chancellor of Saint Vincent Seminary. Fr. Kurt will serve as Interim Rector during the sabbatical of the Rector, Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B. His duties will include the daily administration of the seminary as well as responsibilities in the areas of recruitment, planning, and development. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA -- Thirty-seven degrees were awarded at Saint Vincent Seminary's 154th annual commencement ceremony held Friday, May 12 at Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. One student received dual master's degrees. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA - Four seminarians attending Saint Vincent Seminary were ordained to the Diaconate by the Most Rev. J. Kevin Boland, Bishop of Savannah, Georgia on April 10 in the Archabbey Basilica. They were Br. Lee Yoakam, O.S.B., and Br. Edward Mazich, O.S.B., of Saint Vincent Archabbey; Wayne Morris of the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio and Stuart Crevcoure of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA —Father William J. Fay, Vice Rector of Saint Vincent Seminary, will be the keynote speaker at the Seminary’s annual Scholarship Dinner, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Churchill Valley Country Club. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA - Two new members have joined the Saint Vincent Seminary Board of Regents, along with another member who returns to the board after a seven-year absence. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA - An internationally renowned scholar on the language of the New Testament and the theology of the Gospel of Mark will present a series of four talks on the Gospel of Mark on Wednesdays during Lent. Br. Elliott C. Maloney, O.S.B., professor of New Testament Studies and Biblical Languages at Saint Vincent Seminary, will offer the free presentations at 7:15 p.m. March 15, 22, 29 and April 5 in the daily chapel of St. Bruno's Church in South Greensburg. Br. Elliott is a popular speaker in Western Pennsylvania, bringing a keen awareness of the concerns of today's Christians and a deeply monastic sense of prayer to his lectures, but not without an irrepressible lilt of humor. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA --A new 100-page softcover book details the history of the Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill and the former monastery brewery complex. The Saint Vincent Archabbey Gristmill and Brewery, 1854-2000, was written by Rev. Omer U. Kline, O.S.B., Archabbey historian and archivist. Father Omer is also the author of The Sportsman's Hall Parish Later Named Saint Vincent 1790-1846, published in 1990. Read More

LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA - Saint Vincent Seminary recently received word that it has been authorized to grant the Bachelor in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) degree, in affiliation with the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. The Seminary becomes only one of about ten seminaries in the United States which can grant the degree. The approval comes from the Congregation for Catholic Education at the Vatican, which authorized the affiliation with the Dominican House. Read More