Pleasant day in store for northeast, central Pennsylvania <\/a><\/p>\n\u201cRight now, in northeastern Pennsylvania, there are a lot of wonderful things to be excited about, a lot of new things starting. I know for us, as a diocese, we\u2019re seeing an increase in the number of men who want to become priests. We have 16 studying now. I think kind of broadly it\u2019s a reminder that there are good things happening here,\u201d Saint Pius X Seminary Rector Reverend Alex Roche<\/p>\n
Church officials say the seminary is set to open in late August.<\/p>\n
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