Photos: Seminarians Return to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted September 3, 2026

See scenes from Aug. 25 as seminarians moved into St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Lower Gwynedd for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. The new academic year marks 195 years of priestly formation and the third year at the seminary’s campus in Lower Gwynedd, Montgomery County. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

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Photos: Seminarians Return to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

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