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US Solicitor General Backs Colorado Catholics in Dispute Over Universal Preschool Program
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (617+ words) The United States solicitor general urged the Supreme Court to stop Colorado from excluding Catholic schools from the state's universal preschool (UPK) program in a brief on Friday. The 25-page amicus brief, submitted by Solicitor General John Sauer, Principal Deputy…...
Ice Chapel Mass Draws Thousands at Notre Dame
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (1007+ words) More than 2,000 students gather by "St. Olaf Chapel" to celebrate the feast of Candlemas in South Bend, Indiana. SOUTH BEND, Ind. " At 10 p.m. on the feast day traditionally known as Candlemas, students at the University of Notre Dame gathered on the…...
Catholic Schools Week 2026: How Catholic Students Celebrated Across the Country
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (453+ words) Catholic Schools Week wrapped up Jan. 31." Across the country, students gathered to celebrate the value of a Catholic education. As Pope Leo wrote in his apostolic letter on education, "The Catholic school is an environment in which faith, culture and…...
Renewing America Begins With Renewing Catholic Universities
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (881+ words) COMMENTARY: They prepare men and women who are not only professionally competent, but also capable of civic friendship " the shared pursuit of the common good in a divided age. The immense trust our society once placed in universities has eroded....
Catholic Schools Week: Old-School Education Works in a New-Tech Age
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1566+ words) What this veteran educator, a religious sister, has learned from teaching " anchored in virtue, intellectual curiosity and analog standbys " and why what she instills in class has had a lasting impact. Mother Mary Joseph Campbell, a teacher for two decades,…...
The Prout School’s ‘Inspire’ Program Redefines Catholic Inclusion
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1383+ words) As the first student in Prout's modified "Inspire' program, Natalie McMahon is showing everyone what it means to persevere. For the McMahon family, Catholic education has always been a cornerstone of life " a tradition shared among 11 children. But when it…...
Pro-Life Group Petitions Supreme Court After School Refused ‘Defund Planned Parenthood’ Poster
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (689+ words) A student's free speech rights 'shouldn't depend on the circuit where she attends school.' Pro-life students in Indiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a freedom-of-speech case after their public school allegedly refused to allow a pro-life poster to…...
St. Jerome Academy Illustrates What Sets a Catholic School Apart
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1091+ words) Rich discussions and a Christ-centered schedule " complete with prayer, Mass and adoration, along with classic Catholic hymns are hallmarks of a St. Jerome education. And computers are rarely used. What sets great Catholic schools apart and allows them to soar?...
Notre Dame Appoints Abortion Advocate to Lead Asian Studies Institute
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (851+ words) Global studies scholar has called laws banning abortion "violence." The University of Notre Dame plans to install as director of a university-wide institute a scholar who has described laws prohibiting abortion as "violence," "sexual abuse" and "trauma" and has linked…...
In Digital Era, Religious Education Stalwart Proves Old-School Instruction Still Works
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (822+ words) In a world of Catholic celebrities who proclaim the faith in the luminous digital sphere, Ann Lankford stands out as a quiet model of effectiveness in the field of catechesis and evangelization. For the last 23 years Lankford has labored as…...