Pamplona: annual meeting of benefactors and seminarians

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Meeting at the University and at the Bidasoa International Seminar

Every year, at the CARF Foundation, we experience a long-awaited event. An unforgettable day in which the benefactors and friends experience a day of emotions with seminarians and formators of Bidasoa and together with the students of the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarra.

Get to know the University and the Bidasoa International Seminar (Pamplona).

Delivery of the backpacks of sacred vessels.

May 29, 2026.

encuentro anual benefactores pamplona y torreciudad

Testimonials in the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarre

The dean of the Faculty of Theology welcomes us into the classrooms where seminarians and diocesan priests and religious men and women from dozens of countries are trained.

In the aula magna we will listen to the life and formation testimonies of some of the students.

seminario internacional bidasoa formación sacerdotes

Get to know the Bidasoa International Seminar

After the visit to the classrooms of the University of Navarra, we will move to the Bidasoa International Seminary to participate in the solemn Holy Mass, sung by the seminary choir. We will have lunch with the seminarians and formators and celebrate the meeting with the presentation of the backpacks of sacred vessels to those who finish their formation and return to their countries of origin.

Itinerary

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Friday, May 29: Madrid - Pamplona

7:00 h
Arrival at Madrid Puerte de Atocha train station and departure to Pamplona at 7:35 am.

10:34 h
Arrival in Pamplona and transfer to the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarra (UNAV).

11:00 h
Welcome and testimonials at UNAV.

12:00 h
Transfer to the Bidasoa International Seminary and solemn Holy Mass.

13:30 h
Lunch with seminarians and formators.

14:30 h
Celebration and delivery of the backpacks of sacred vessels made by the Patronato de Acción Social.

16:30 h
Solemn exposition and blessing with the Blessed Sacrament.

17:30 h
Prayer of the holy rosary at the wayside shrine.

18:30 h
Departure from the university to the station.

19:35 h
Departure of the Pamplona-Madrid train.

Reservation form

Before completing the reservation form, please read the travel conditions carefully.

Price per person: whatever the cost of the train ticket is

Each guest is responsible for his/her own ticket. Lunch with the students, in charge of Bidasoa.

Important information

If you have any questions, please contact us through the following email: carf@fundacioncarf.org

Form of payment
Each traveler manages his own ticket.

Registration form

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