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Poland’s Catholic Church faces ‘vocations crisis’ as African seminarians help offset decline

Maria Kamińska
 03.10.2026, 16:19
A total of 304 men began seminary formation in Poland this October. Photo: PAP/ Krzysztof Świderski
The number of new candidates for Catholic seminaries in Poland has halved over the past decade. Photo: PAP/ Krzysztof Świderski

Only 304 men began seminary training this year, a figure that has remained near 300 for four years.