Posts Tagged ‘Milan archdiocese’

Milan archbishop overhauls seminary programme amidst drop in candidates

Monday, April 17th, 2023
Milan archbishop overhauls seminary

Amid plunging numbers of seminary candidates, Milan Archbishop Mario Delpini has approved a major overhaul of seminary formation in the Archdiocese. The archbishop published a seven-page document outlining the changes. The document noted the number of new entrants to priestly formation in the archdiocese has dropped from 150 to six over the past ten years. Read more

Exorcism hotline needed to cope with demand in Milan

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Italy’s biggest Catholic diocese, the archdiocese of Milan, has boosted its number of exorcists and set up an exorcism hotline so troubled people can telephone to set up an appointment. To cope with a doubling in the number of requests for help over the past 15 years, the archdiocese has also doubled to 12 the Read more