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New seminary looks to beat priest shortage in Timor-Leste

Monday, October 2nd, 2017

Asia’s most Catholic nation, Timor-Leste, has a new seminary to tap the growing number of young people who want to study to become priests after finishing junior high school.

The St. Joseph Seminary in Maliana Diocese is the country’s second minor seminary after Our Lady of Fatima in Dili, which has been the only place of study for young people aspiring to become priests. Continue reading

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