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It is with great sorrow that Allen Hall mourns the loss of Helena Duckett (Domestic Bursar and Rector’s PA since 2004), who died on 27th September 2023. Helena was not only tireless in her work for the seminary, but a great friend and confidante to generations of staff and students. We pray for the repose […]

The 2023 edition of the seminary’s journal, Vivamus in Spe, has been published and is available here: The previous edition, from 2022, is also available:

The seminarians spent the weekend of 23rd and 24th September on retreat. The Spiritual Director gave talks on the meditative reading of Sacred Scripture (often called lectio divina in the Catholic tradition) and of contemplative union with God in the thought of St John of the Cross. There was plenty of time for individual prayer, […]

On Tuesday 19th September, several students from Allen Hall graduated as Bachelors of Sacred Theology (STB) from Mater Ecclesiae College (MEC) in the Chapel at St Mary’s Twickenham. They were joined by friends, family, seminarians, students and academics from the MEC, and the degrees were conferred by Cardinal Nichols, the Chancellor of the MEC. New […]

On Saturday 16th September, the priests and seminarians made a pilgrimage to Rochester, visiting St John Fisher’s Cathedral. St John Fisher, martyred for the Faith under Henry VIII, was a man of great learning, pastoral zeal, and love for the Church; his feast is celebrated with St Thomas More, on whose estate the seminary is […]

The new seminarians arrived at Allen Hall on Friday 8th September for an induction weekend, for a chance to settle in and familiarise themselves with the seminary, before the rest of the students came back on Sunday evening to begin the new year by singing Solemn Vespers and then enjoying supper together. There are new […]

On this page you will find the latest information about what has been happening in and around Allen Hall Seminary. Solemn Oaths 2023 Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated mass at Allen Hall Seminary and was witness to the signing of the solemn oaths by priests and deacons to be. Congratulations once again to Matus, Robert, Eddie, […]