Rome, Italy, Mar 23, 2020 / 04:12 am
Amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Pontifical North American College seminary has sent students to return to their homes and dioceses in the U.S.
NAC rector Fr. Peter Harman told CNA by email March 23 that the decision to send students home had been made "in consultation with" the seminary's board of governors.
He added that about 20 or so students would stay at the seminary with the faculty as they are unable to get home or would not have a place to self-quarantine.
Harman said seminarians will undergo a 14 day quarantine after returning home and their studies will continue through the means established by the Roman universities at which they take classes.