Collegio Ecclesiastico Internazionale
Sedes Sapientiae
Commencement of September Course , 2019
September 02, 2019
The month of September apart from being characterised with the arrival of the first year seminarians who begin to study the Italian language, is also marked with the return to the College of most of the seminarians from their pastoral experiences for the practical course of liturgy and pastoral care.
The Last Feast 2019
June 13, 2019
We are in mid-June: the last days in the College. The exams are towards the end; many have begun to prepare to return to their respective countries and dioceses. All that remains is to bid farewell to each other; what a better way and auspicious time to prepare a farewell party?
A Marvellous Experience
June 01, 2019
In the thirteenth edition of the Clericus Cup, Sedes Sapientiae got its best result ever.
With the Example of Mother Teresa
May 30, 2019
During the academic year, seminarians at Sedes Sapientiae help in pastoral work carried out in various institutions present in the Diocese of Rome: parishes, hospitals, nursing homes... Two groups are lucky enough to collaborate one afternoon a week with the Missionaries of Charity.
With our "Captain"
May 29, 2019
Yesterday, Wednesday 29 May, the captains of the teams participating in the 2019 Clericus Cup were fortunate enough to be able to greet the Holy Father Francis at the end of the general hearing in St. Peter's Square.
Ordinations Siro-Malabaresi
May 11, 2019
On Saturday, May 11th in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the melodies typical of the Siro-Malabarese liturgy have resounded. The reason for this event was the celebration by the Siro-Malabarese community in Rome of the 25 years of presence in the city.
The Three New Deacons
May 01, 2019
1st of May 2019 doubled as the solemnity of St. Joseph the worker and the very beginning of the Rosary month. On that very day, we and the Church as a whole were blessed with three new Deacons...
The Venerable English College
April 30, 2019
On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 30, some seminarians of our College together with several of our colleagues of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, led by Professor Luis Martínez Ferrer, ordinary of Church History, we visited a fascinating corner of Rome.
Our new Readers
March 27, 2019
Monday 25th March, Solemnity of the Annunciation, in the Basilica of Saint Apollinare, during the Holy Mass presided over by S.E. Mons. Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, president of the Pontifical Missionary Works and Assistant Secretary of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, 19 seminarians of this College were instituted readers.
Festivities of the University
March 14, 2019
On Monday 11 March, the great hall of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross has changed semblance;
Pastoral during the Easter holidays
April 28, 2019
Starting from Como until arriving in Lecce, all Italy, during the Easter holidays, saw the presence of the seminarians of our College. As from tradition some have travelled to Negrar (opera don Calabria) but also in Mestre and Castello di Godego that hosts priests and members of the Salesian family at rest.
Retreat 2019
April 29, 2019
As a necessity, we had our annual spiritual retreat on the 22nd -28th of April 2019 at the Casa di esercizio della nostra Signora di Misericordia, Via Monte cucco 25.
A Welcome Visit
February 26, 2019
Every year the community of our College welcomes new seminarians who arrive at the Sedes Sapientiae to continue their formation in preparation for the priesthood. New seminarians always receive a very special welcome visit from S.E. Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patron Wong...
A Friendly Match Against the North American College
March 03, 2019
As part of our preparations for this year’s Clericus cup, a match was organized between our College and the winners of last year’s Clericus cup, the North American College (NAC)...
A Night of Scientific Instruction
February 26, 2019
In the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, our College also celebrated the anniversary by inviting Dr. Claudio Sollazzo...
A Visit from Our Benefactors
February 15, 2019
On Friday, 15th of February 2019, some benefactors belonging to different countries of Latin America joyfully visited us in our college...
Living Universality
February 19, 2019
Respectively on the 4th, 6th, and 19th of February 2019, we had the privilege to host Msgr. Francisco Escalante Molina, Msgr. Peter Paul Y. Angkyier. and Mar George Njaralakatt...
Presbyteral and Diaconal Ordination of our brothers around the world!
January 07, 2019
The start of the winter season in Rome may have brought with it the cold breeze in the seminary. Despite this, however, our hearts did not grow cold as they were filled with great warmth and excitement as we celebrated the ordinations of a good number of our brothers all over the world!
A Special Christmas Dinner
December 14, 2018
We could not end 2018 without a formal appreciative goodbye said with a special Christmas dinner. Like professional waiters, some of our brothers dedicated themselves in serving the foods and drinks whiles the rest comfortably sit to enjoy the meal.
Seventeen New Candidates For Holy Orders
December 11, 2018
On 9th December 2018, a day after the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Prelate of the prelature of Opus Dei, S. E. Msgr. Fernando Ocariz admitted seventeen seminarians of our college as candidates to the Holy Orders.
Our New Acolytes
November 04, 2018
After series of ordinations in the Marian month of October, we also witnessed the Day of All Saints, 1st November 2018 when fifteen of our brother seminarians were instituted as acolytes.
New Deacons for the Church
November 01, 2018
The Marian month of October has been full of maternal blessings from the maternal heart of our maternal Love, Sedes Sapientiae, as she receives four new deacons for the Church.
The Visit of our Benefactors
October 28, 2018
On 27th October 2018, our benefactors of CARF (Centro Académico Romano Fundación) manifested their love for us as seminarians and the Church at large when they paid us a charitable visit.
Young People and Vocation
October 22, 2018
Two seminarians of the College were interviewed by the news agency Rome Reports and were able to express their opinion, as young people, on the topics discussed in the synod, as well as offering the testimony of their vocational itinerary.
A New Academic Year
October 08, 2018
On the 8th day of October 2018, Mons. Fernando Ocáriz, led the celebration of the traditional votive Mass of the Holy Spirit to inaugurate the new Academic Year...
A Day in Perugia
October 01, 2018
The September program was brought to a close with an enriching excursion to a medieval city, Perugia on Friday 28th September, 2018.
Final Week of the Course of September
September 29, 2018
The Annual September Course for the New Academic/Formation Year which commenced on the 4th of September, 2018 has finally come to an end. We want to share with you some highlights of the final week.
The Four Rectors
September 20, 2018
Thursday, 20 September was a historic day for our College. It was a day of reminiscence that took us through the historical beginnings of Sedes Sapientiae and then to its glorious present.
The Course of September II
September 14, 2018
In the course of September, our practical lesson in liturgy and pastoral continued. In addition to the lessons given by our formators on topics useful for pastoral care, we had other several distinguished guests in the second week who treated similar important themes.
A Summer of Grace
September 09, 2018
Sunday 9 September was indeed a special day for our College as three ex-alumni received diaconal ordination.
The Course of September I
September 07, 2018
The new year of formation begun in the College at the beginning of September. Most of us, the continuing seminarians also arrived in Rome early for the yearly "practical course of pastoral care and liturgy" in the month of September.
Inauguration of the New Formation Year
September 05, 2018
On Tuesday, September 4, we celebrated the votive Mass of the Holy Spirit to start the new year of formation in the College.
Life After Sedes…
May 05, 2018
We offer you some photos of our alumni during their pastoral work experiences in their diverse priestly ministries.
The Diaconate Ordination of our 7 Brothers
May 03, 2018
On the 1st of May, seven of our brothers were sacramentally raised to the order of deacon at the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare, Rome.
The Syro-Malabar Church gives birth to three new sub-deacons
April 26, 2018
Beautiful oriental melodies filled the chapel of our college in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 24th, in which three of our companions, Tom Malaickal, Frijo Francis and Melvin Paul were ordained sub-deacons. All of them belong to the Syro-Malabar Church.
Day of Liberation!
April 26, 2018
On Wednesday 25th April, the national holiday of Italian liberation gave us a public holiday to be enjoyed fraternally. A team of 11 daring seminarians decided to take a bicycle trip to Castel Gandolfo!
“Ut omnes unum sint”
April 23, 2018
We had the pleasure of hosting in our College the Portuguese priest, Fr Silvestre Marques, postulator of the cause of the beatification of Chiara Lubich.
The Visit of Some Bishops
April 22, 2018
In the last weeks, between the end of March and the first days of April, we had the pleasure of receiving the visit of several bishops.
A Fraternal Reunion
April 21, 2018
On the 20th of April, we were graced with a visit by three alumni of our college: l’abbé Jean du Parc from the diocese of Vannes in France; l’abbé Paul Marie Boutin and the deacon Vincent Marie Vayne.
Home Sweet Home
April 15, 2018
As in every community, even in our college, we need to take care of different aspects of our home so that ordinary life can be simpler.
The Diaconate Ordination of Francis
April 08, 2018
Our brother Francis Chikwado Onwuchulum received the order of deacon at the basilica of the Most Holy Trinity Onitsha, Nigeria. Francis was ordained by the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev Antonio Guido Filipazzi,
We are in the Semifinals!
April 16, 2018
The matches for the quarter final took place on the 14th of April. After beating “Amici di Chape” in a difficult but peaceful match, the result guaranteed us a place in the semifinals to be held on the 12th of May.
A Great Joy
March 19, 2018
It was a great joy, both for the priests who work at Sedes Sapientiae, and for many former students, the news of the diaconate ordination of Jobin Edukkunel, which took place on 23rd of March.
A Useful Moment of Comparison
April 20, 2018
On Sunday March 11 and Monday March 19, we had guests in the College for the celebration of Holy Mass and a fraternal meeting of two alumni, respectively Rev Pablo De Faria and Fr Krunoslav Siroglavic.
Behold our New Lectors
March 18, 2018
On Sunday 18th March, the 5th Sunday of Lent, 15 of our seminarians from 9 countries were conferred with the ministry of lector during the Eucharistic celebration presided over by S.E. Mons. Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong...
Pope Francis meets with student priests and seminarians
March 17, 2018
On 16th March, 2018; the Pope met with all the priests and seminarians studying in Rome. History has it that a noble event of a similar nature took place four years ago.
Let’s Talk about Music
February 28, 2018
Don Sergio Tapia-Velasco paid us a visit in the college,. In a gathering held on Wednesday 28th February, he guided us towards the discovery of treasures hidden in contemporary music.
Recent ordinations
February 27, 2018
Photo gallery of the last priestly and diaconal ordinations of former students: in Brazil, India, Rome, Slovakia, Mexico and El Salvador. More information (in Italian) can be found here.
Snow Falls in Rome
February 26, 2018
We are happy to have lived our days in Rome encountering the fall of snow on 26th February, 2018.
This is Our Year!
February 24, 2018
Clericus cup is an annual football league organized for seminarians and priests studying in Rome...
The Amazonia
February 22, 2018
In preparation for the special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Panamazon region to be held in 2019, on Thursday 22nd February, we hosted Fr Adelson Araújo dos Santos SJ, who was a missionary in Amazonia and Superior of the Jesuits in that region.
At the Tomb of Peter
February 25, 2018
On the morning of Saturday 24 th February, about fifteen of us accompanied by our rector, Fr Javier Canosa, were able to visit the Vatican Necropolis.
Twelve Years of Sedes' History
February 11, 2018
A photo that can tell the past 12 years of the history of Sedes Sapientiae. They were the foundations of the formation of the seminarians...
Seminary Formators Course
February 10, 2018
A week of an intense course for the formators of the future priests of the Church, from February 5 to February 9, 2018.
The Visit of Some Bishops
February 07, 2018
Within the months of December, January and February, our faces were filled with smiles with the visit of some bishops whose seminarians live and receive formation in our college.
Solemn Vespers & The “Te Deum” with Pope Francis
January 06, 2018
On the 31st of December, Pope Francis presided over the solemn vespers with the Te Deum in St. Peter's Basilica. Some of our seminarians had the opportunity to serve the Holy Father during the liturgical ceremony.
Meetings with Immigrants
December 13, 2017
Among the various pastoral activities that we carry out during the years of our formation here in the College, one of them consists in the work of apostolate in the Latin American community of Campo Farnia, a neighbourhood in the suburbs of Rome.
Christmas in Sedes
January 07, 2018
This year we spent a really intense Christmas at Sedes, certainly because contemplating and celebrating the mystery of God who became man for our salvation is a great joy, but also because it has been a truly intense period of meetings and activities.
J’aime le français
December 12, 2017
Alouette, gentille alouette, alouette, je te plumerai, je te plumerai la tête, je te plumerai la tête... No.
14 New Candidates to the Priesthood
December 11, 2017
On the occasion of the second Sunday of Advent, on December 10, the Holy Mass in the chapel of the seminary was celebrated with the Rite of Admission to the candidates for the Holy Orders, with 14 seminarians from 10 countries.
Great Joy at Bayonne, France!
November 28, 2017
Sunday, November 26th, solemnity of Christ the King, our brother Vincent-Marie Vayne received the diaconal ordination from the hands of Monsignor Marc Aillet, bishop of the diocese of Bayonne-Lescar-Oloron.
Follwing Christ
November 27, 2017
On the occasion of the solemnity of Christ the King, Fr. Peter Ayaso, who presided at the Eucharistic celebration, returned to the seminary. Fr. Peter was a student of Sedes Sapientiae from 2008 to 2011.
A Very International College
November 19, 2017
Phileas Fogg, a character in the pen of Jules Verne, bet with his companions of the Reform Club who, helped by the faithful waiter Passepartout, would be able to circumnavigate the world in 80 days; certainly a venture of all respect but a seminarian of Sedes can bet, without fear of losing, to be able to go around the world in a single day!
A Cordial Welcome
November 19, 2017
On Monday, November 13, our community had the special and much appreciated visit of Most Rev. Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation for the Clergy.
Rev David Chenet celebrates with us…
November 13, 2017
On the 12th of November being Sunday, we had an exceptional preacher for our Sunday Mass. Fr David Chenet, a deacon of the diocese of Vannes in Brittany (France), who is an alumnus of our seminary.
A Football Match Between the Old and the New Seminarians
November 13, 2017
We were unbeknownst of the joyful fact that the new arrivals at the college are professional footballers. Those who play football with passion, dedication and love flowing from the spirit of sportsmanship.
“Sedes Sapientiae” receives some members of CARF!
November 10, 2017
On Saturday being the 4th of November, our college joyfully welcomed a group of benefactors and friends from the CARF foundation (Centro Academico Romano Fundación).
Best Wishes, Rev Malusi!
October 21, 2017
Our dear brother Malusi Ncanana received his diaconate ordination on 22nd October, 2017. The ordination was presided over by His Grace, Protase Rugambwa, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the People. The ceremony took place in the Basilica of St Apollinare.
In Loving Memory: Card. Ricardo J. Vidal
October 19, 2017
Last week Wednesday being the 18th of October, at the age of 86, Cardinal Filippino Ricardo J. Vidal, the archbishop emeritus of Cebu breathed his last.
Memorable Courtesy Visits!
October 12, 2017
Within the month of September and the beginning of October, we had the privilege of welcoming different bishops paying a courtesy visit to their seminarians and our rector.
25th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
October 11, 2017
Some seminarians participated in the recently concluded solemn commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Unity in Diversity across three continents: India – Brazil – Switzerland
October 09, 2017
Three countries that are very far away from each other and belonging to three different continents; in the first of week of October had an experience in common. In the three of them, there were ordinations of the alumni of our college, Sedes Sapientiae.
A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body
October 09, 2017
As we make effort to improve our spiritual and academic life, the healthiness of our body and mind through sports cannot be disregarded as we recall the famous adage: «A healthy mind in a healthy body».
A New Academic Year
October 03, 2017
The academic year 2017/2018 of our university, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, began on Tuesday 3rd October, 2017 with the inauguration of the new academic year.
The First Batch of the Annual Retreat
October 02, 2017
We began our annual retreat at Casalmentano from 26th September and it lasted till 1st October taking a period of one week. The retreat was guided by Fr. Francesco Saccomani, priest of the diocese of Como.
A Lesson by Mother Rebecca
September 30, 2017
Among many who were invited to give a talk to the alumni of Sedes Sapientiae during the Course of September was Mother Rebecca Nazzaro, superior of the Missionaries of the Divine Revelation.
More Ordinations in Summer
September 29, 2017
We joyfully bring to your notice some brothers of ours that have answered their divine call to the ministerial priesthood.
The Course of September (II)
October 08, 2017
The course continued after two weeks with lectures bothering on spiritual direction, Homiletics, Catechetical pedagogy, Parish Administration, Ars celebrandi of the Holy Mass, an insight into documents of Magisterium...
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Diocese of Požega
September 24, 2017
Influenced by this spirit of oneness, on the 22nd of September some of us departed for Croatia on the occasion of the 3rd Eucharistic Congress and the 20th anniversary of the diocese of Požega.
An Excursion to the Cities of Bolsena and Orvieto
September 21, 2017
A splendid sunny day gladdened the excursion that we had on Friday, 22nd September at Bolsena and Orvieto, accompanied by don Edoardo, don Pablo and Fr Randifer. The two cities are connected to a Eucharistic miracle that took place in 1263.
An Exceptional Example of Holiness
September 19, 2017
We had an interesting encounter on the 11th of September. We had with us Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, the current Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity and the postulator of the canonization of St Theresa of Calcutta.
The Course of September
September 13, 2017
The formative year at Sedes Sapientiae kicked off on the 29th of August, 2017 with a month long programme: the Course of September. Let us intimate you on what the Course of September is all about concentrating on its objectives.
My Summer in Fidenza
September 06, 2017
My name is Frank John Gilagiza. I am now in third year of Theology, as part of formation we have each year two months at which the college sends us to different ecclesiastical realities for having different experiences which will serve us in future priestly life. This year I went to Fidenza, a city with 23,957 inhabitants in the province of Parma.
Meeting of the Youth and the Old
August 30, 2017
During this summer’s holidays some seminarians served in the socio-sanitary facilities of the Citadel of Charity of Negrar, adjacent to the Don Calabria Sacred Heart Hospital.
25th Summer Meeting for Seminarians
August 29, 2017
Towards the end of the apostolic work in the month of August, two of our seminarians, Kingsley (Nigeria) and Martin (Peru), were sent to participate in a formative conference primarily meant for Italian seminarians.
The Change of our Rector
July 19, 2017
With gratitude to God coated with mixed feelings, we bring to your notice the change of our dear Fr Rector, Don Julio Diéguez. We express the news with mixed feelings because he will be greatly missed by the entire family of Collegio Ecclesiatico Internazionale Sedes Sapientiae.
Ordinations in the summer
July 18, 2017
It is the hope of all that the seminarians get ordained some day and become holy priests according to the mind of the church. Therefore, we gladly disclose the ordinations of some brothers of ours who received formation in the college during the first part of the summer.
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