Pope Francis’s Audience with Seminarians and Staff of Pontifical North American College

| 01/17/2023

By: The Good Newsroom

On Friday, Jan. 14 Pope Francis welcomed the priests, deacons, seminarians and staff of the Pontifical North American College in Rome for an audience in the Vatican.

He invited them to cultivate constant dialogue with the Lord, communion in the Church, and to become missionary disciples in society by serving those most in need.

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Deacon Quigley served the Archdiocese of New York for more than 50 years as a social worker, deacon, and administrator. He was honored with the papal award "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice."

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“The Church’s season of Lent provides an opportunity to carve out the time to refuel our spirits,” said Father Dave Dwyer.

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Armando Machado

| 02/26/2026