Announcing the first graduate from our Licentiate in Theology and Patristic Studies
Congratulations to Rev. Canon Aaron Huberfeld, our first to graduate from our Licentiate in Theology and Patristic Studies.
Msgr. Hans Feichtinger’s first talk from our Divina Eloquia series
Our first Divina Eloquia event of the school year was a huge success with a full house and an excellent presentation by Monsignor Hans Feichtinger on prayer and belief in the early Church.
News release for St. Augustine’s Seminary, a recipient of the grant in the Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative
St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto has a received a grant of $979, 659.00 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish a Human and Spiritual Formation Program for Lay Leaders.
The Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (CCBI) announces the appointment of Dr. Patricia Murphy as Program Director
Dr. Murphy joins the CCBI with a distinguished background in Catholic moral theology, including in the ever-more complex area of bioethics. She brings a wealth of expertise and a deep commitment to advancing the Institute’s mission.
Pope Leo XIV: Elderly are a blessing to Church’s missionary dynamic
Congratulations to Dr. Josephine Lombardi, our Academic Dean. She presented a keynote address, “The Church Against the Throwaway Culture of the Elderly, “ at the Second International Congress on the Pastoral Care of the Elderly, hosted by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.
Ordination to the transitional diaconate
On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Catholics from throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto came together to prayerfully support four men as they were ordained to the Transitional Diaconate.
Installation of the new Rector and Academic Dean
At the opening Mass, His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, administered the oath of fidelity for all new formation faculty and installed Dr. Josephine Lombardi as the new Academic Dean and Rev. Scott Birchall as the new Seminary Rector.

