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Jan 13
The Lord’s Baptism
On Sunday, January 12th, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, our college was blessed by the return of Fr. Van Vien Tran from the...


Jan 12
Arms and attires
On 11 January, Saturday, some seminarians visited the barracks of the Swiss Guards in the Vatican. It was a guided tour led by an...


Jan 10
Pilgrims of hope
January 9 is St. Josemaría's birthday and the anniversary of the founding of our College. In this Jubilee Year that has just begun, it...


Dec 31, 2024
Te Deum laudamus
The last day of the year is always very special. But spending it for the first time in Rome, with the Jubilee having just begun and...


Dec 29, 2024
Three days in Tuscany
From December 26 to 28, 2024, the first-year seminarians of our College embarked on a study tour through Tuscany, visiting Siena, Pisa,...


Dec 25, 2024
Opening of the Holy Door
On the evening of December 24, 2024, the first-year seminarians of our College participated in a historic and deeply spiritual event: the...


Dec 21, 2024
100 Nativity scenes
On December 20, 2024, the first-year seminarians of our College visited the 100 Presepi in Vaticano , an international exhibition...


Dec 20, 2024
Chagall’s White Crucifixion
On December 19, 2024, the first-year seminarians of our College visited Marc Chagall’s renowned painting, White Crucifixion , exhibited...


Dec 16, 2024
Mass with Fr. Gabriel Chablé
On Sunday, 15 December 2024, our seminary community joyfully welcomed Don Gabriel Chablé, an alumnus of Sedes and a priest from the...


Dec 15, 2024
Advent Retreat
On December 14th, our community gathered for our Advent Retreat, marking the final retreat of the first semester of the academic year. We...


Dec 15, 2024
Bishop, Priest, and Deacon
The three degrees of the sacred order are deacon, priest, and bishop. Sedes Sapientiae Seminary was blessed with the rare joy of...


Dec 14, 2024
Christmas recitation
“Awake, glad heart! Get up and sing!It is the birthday of thy King.” These lines from Henry Vaughan's poem Christ’s Nativity call us to...


Dec 8, 2024
A very special consistory
On December 7, Mons. George Jacob Koovakad was created Cardinal in an Ordinary Public Consistory presided over by Pope Francis at St....


Dec 5, 2024
Sedes Guest: Dr. Ciappotto
On the 4th of December, we hosted another inspiring edition of the “Sedes Guest” program, welcoming Dr. Ciappotto, artistic name of...


Dec 2, 2024
Admission to Holy Orders
On Sunday, 1 December, the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders was celebrated for a group of seminarians of the college. This...


Nov 25, 2024
On Caelian Hill
On Sunday, November 24th, a group of seminarians from our college embarked on our third edition of Imparare Roma (Learning Rome), a...


Nov 21, 2024
Sedes Guest: Sara Alessandrini
On Wednesday, November 20, the Sedes community had the pleasure of hosting Sara Alessandrini as part of our "Sedes Guest" series. After...


Nov 20, 2024
An unforgettable get-together
On 19 November 2024, we had the joy of sharing lunch and an unforgettable get-together with Mgr Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi,...


Nov 16, 2024
Lam’s diaconate
On 15th November, Son Lam Hoang, an alumnus of Sedes, was ordained to the diaconate alongside nineteen other seminarians in a solemn...


Nov 12, 2024
Rome Through Paul’s Eyes
On November 11, the third year theology students with their fellow classmates, guided by their professor, don Giuseppe De Virgilio,...


Nov 4, 2024
Sunday mass with Fr.Reuben
On Sunday, November 3, the Sedes community warmly welcomed back Rev. Fr. Reuben Ojochenemi Ocheni, an alumnus (2023) from the Diocese of...


Nov 3, 2024
Day of the Death
On the occasion of the commemoration of all the faithful departed on 2 November, we offered the Mass in our College for our deceased...


Nov 3, 2024
Sports challenges
Three challenges have marked the recent sport activity at Sedes. On Saturday, October 26, we played an evenly matched soccer game against...


Nov 2, 2024
Acolyte 2024
In a solemn and joyous occasion, 15 seminarians were officially conferred the ministry of the acolyte by Cardinal Angelo de Donatis, the...


Oct 31, 2024
Doctoral Defense
On October 30th, don Martin Luque, formator and bursar of our college, defended his doctoral thesis in theology at the Pontifical...


Oct 30, 2024
Dostoevsky in the seminary
“Literature helps readers to topple the idols of a self-referential, falsely self-sufficient and statically conventional language that at...


Oct 25, 2024
A special visit from Haiti
On Wednesday, October 25th, our seminary was honored to host archbishop Launay Saturné, from Cap-Haïtien (Haiti), who was in Rome as a...


Oct 20, 2024
Ordination a Orta de Atella
“Weaving a strong network of fraternal relationships is a priority task of ongoing formation”, said Pope Francis on 6 June when he met...


Oct 20, 2024
A very intense concert
On October 20th, Sedes College was treated to a remarkable musical surprise. After an enjoyable lunch, we gathered for a concert where...


Oct 19, 2024
CARF day 2024
On Saturday 19 October, we received in our seminary, as every year, the pleasant visit of the benefactors of CARF: Centro Académico...


Oct 18, 2024
Synodal fathers from China
The current years have witnessed a rapid growth of Catholicism in China. The history of Christianity in China has been troublesome along...


Oct 16, 2024
The first Sedes Guest
An important part of the College's programme of cultural activities for this academic year is the Sedes Guest, which consists of...

Oct 8, 2024
Opening of the academic year
On Monday, October 7, the academic year began in University of Santa Croce with the celebration of the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit at...


Oct 6, 2024
A new Cardinal
Sedes Sapientiae seminary is happy to have the first cardinal alumnus in its history. On October 6, the pope Francis made the surprise...


Oct 4, 2024
A stroll through History
Every new academic year, the college organizes a cultural outing. This year was no exception. On October 4, 2024, we went to the Villa...


Oct 2, 2024
Listening in communion
On the morning of 2 October, in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis presided over Holy Mass on the occasion of the opening of the 16th...


Oct 1, 2024
Encounter with Early Christianity
One of the spiritual wonders of Rome are the catacombs. There are about 50 catacombs, of which the important are San Sebastiano, San...


Sep 28, 2024
Great joy in Požega
Seven seminarians and two priests from the College had the good fortune to travel to Požega (Croatia) to attend the ordination to the...


Sep 28, 2024
Let us stop and pray!
At the end of September, the Sedes Sapientae seminarians had their annual retreat at Belvedere, a house in a quiet residential area of...

Sep 21, 2024
Monthly Recollection
The Seminary community had its first monthly retreat Course on 21 September. This is a cherished tradition that fosters spiritual growth....


Sep 11, 2024
Behind the prison bars
On Tuesday, 11 September the seminary community had a session with don Nicolò Ceccolini, the chaplain of the juvenile prison of Rome. He...


Sep 9, 2024
We start again
‘The best journey takes you home’ is a very famous quote that describes well what happens at Sedes Sapientiae College every year at the...


Sep 7, 2024
The first kick-off
The 2024-2025 soccer season kicked off with a thrilling football match at Campo Pio XI on September 7, 2024. Team Red, led by don Eduardo...


Aug 4, 2024
August in Rome
August. First group of new seminarians came to Sedes Sapientiae from their countries. They began the Italian Course, an essential part of...


Aug 1, 2024
Welcome, Don Sergio!
The prelate of Opus Dei Mons. Fernando Ocáriz has appointed don Sergio Tapia-Velasco as the new rector of Sedes Sapientiae replacing don...


Jul 31, 2024
Thank you a lot, Don Javier
A big change in the seminary! Don Javier Canosa , the rector of Sedes Sapientiae Seminary got transferred to live in the Parish of St...


May 10, 2024
University Fest
On Friday, May 10th, 2024, the annual University Feast was held in memory of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo, the founder and first Grand...


May 10, 2024
All roads lead to Rome
Last week, we experienced great joy as we welcomed several visits from various Sedes alumni who had received their formation at our...


May 10, 2024
200 years of Bruckner
To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Austrian composer and organist Anton Bruckner, the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music...


May 5, 2024
In the Mentorella
May is the month dedicated to the veneration of Our Lady. That is why, on Sunday 5 May, some of us went on pilgrimage to La Mentorella,...
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