ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, FEB 16 - Seminarian Ranjuna Perera from the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka participates in Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Despite scandals in the Catholic Church, enrollment in U.S. seminaries has seen a slight increase in recent years. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
February 21, 2020
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At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — The seminarians walk along a hallway lined with photos of classes of priests who came before them. Some are pious alumni who have become their teachers and mentors; others climbed the Catholic hierarchy to be revered as bishops and cardinals.