Another Seminary to Shut Its Doors

Washington Theological Union, a Roman Catholic seminary and graduate school, announced Monday that it "does not have the financial resources" to remain open after the 2012-13 academic year. The 40-year-old institution will enroll its last students this fall and operate long enough to see them through their studies, its officials said. Like many very small institutions, seminaries have been hard hit by the economic downturn of the last several years, and many have closed or looked to merge.