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When to say "no" to AI in the classroom and at home: A key warning of Magnifica Humanitas
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (1284+ words) May 25, 2026 Victoria Cardiel News Briefs 0 Print Pope Leo XIV devotes a substantial portion of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, to the impact of the digital revolution on education and family life. The pontiff acknowledges that "rapid technological transformations reveal just…...
Religious freedom case in Georgia pits public school board against Baptist pastor
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (778+ words) In Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center v. Vidalia City Schools, officials discontinued a release-time program after Rev. Gady Youmans posted critical remarks about the board's proposed property tax increase and public education. May 22, 2026 Charles J. Russo The Dispatch 0 Print There is conflict…...
Loyola University Maryland gets $500 K private grant for community projects, "social trust" efforts
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (749+ words) May 21, 2026 Tyler Arnold News Briefs 0 Print Loyola University Maryland received a $500, 000 grant from the Aspen Institute to facilitate community projects and dialogue aimed at strengthening "social trust" among groups historically divided by race and income. The grant, awarded to the…...
Newman Guide schools honor Catholic leaders at 2026 commencements
1+ week, 3+ day ago (759+ words) May 15, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal News Briefs 0 Print With graduation season underway, here is a roundup of individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Catholic colleges at commencement ceremonies across the country. Here are some of the distinguished individuals receiving honorary degrees…...
Doing justice while making Catholic schools affordable
1+ week, 5+ day ago (301+ words) May 13, 2026 George Weigel The Dispatch 0 Print Recently, Senator Kelly got 29 fellow senators to support his bill to repeal the federal tax credit scholarship program that was created in 2025 and will come into effect next year. A'Wall Street Journal'editorial quoted Senator…...
In Syria, renaming schools fuels debate over historical, cultural, and religious identity
2+ week, 4+ day ago (709+ words) May 7, 2026 Souhail Lawand News Briefs 0 Print Critics warn that the efforts to rename many of Syria's schools could jeopardize the country's identity and diversity. A decision by the administration of the Palmyra region in Syria to adopt new names for…...
Catholic Education Needs Civic Formation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (129+ words) Catholics have a tendency to want to escape particulars by reference to metaphysics, cosmology, or the principles of the faith, without doing the hard work of transposition into the messier concrete realm where we meet our neighbors. May 4, 2026 Thomas P. Harmon…...
American TFP's boarding school celebrates growth
3+ week, 4+ day ago (826+ words) April 30, 2026 EWTN News News Briefs 0 Print Here is a roundup of recent Catholic education news. St. Louis de Montfort Academy, the independent boarding school for boys in Herndon, Pennsylvania, run by the'American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and…...
Archdiocese of Atlanta launches online high school program
3+ week, 4+ day ago (527+ words) April 30, 2026 EWTN News News Briefs 0 Print The Archdiocese of Atlanta is launching Sacred Heart Virtual Academy, an online high school program for students in Georgia and beyond. The Archdiocese of Atlanta is launching a fully online high school program, known…...
National Catholic leaders appointed to board of University of St. Thomas in Houston
3+ week, 5+ day ago (826+ words) April 29, 2026 Amira Abuzeid News Briefs 0 Print The new board members said they are inspired by the university's move toward building a stronger Catholic identity and the hope they see in young people. As it continues the "confident renewal of its…...