Boston College draws support on condom distribution ban

Apr 3, 2013 - 02:11 am .- Despite attacks against Boston College for its prohibition of condom distribution on campus, the school says its rules are similar to those of many prominent Catholic universities across the U.S.

Franciscan University president recalls students' joy as fondest memory

Jan 29, 2013 - 02:04 am .- The greatest blessing for Franciscan University of Steubenville's president has been witnessing the enthusiasm of students, Father Terence Henry said after the news of his retirement as was announced.

Ave Maria drops student health insurance over HHS mandate

May 23, 2012 - 04:02 am .- Ave Maria University has become the second Catholic college to announce it will discontinue its student health insurance plan due to the Obama administration’s contraception mandate.

Notre Dame files legal challenge to HHS mandate

May 21, 2012 - 02:45 pm .- The University of Notre Dame filed its own lawsuit against the HHS mandate on May 21, with its president warning that the mandate’s religious freedom violations could mean “the end of genuinely religious organizations” if they are allowed to stand.

Sebelius petition with 35,000 signatures reaches Georgetown president

May 18, 2012 - 11:50 am .- A petition with tens of thousands of signatures was recently delivered to the president of Georgetown University in protest of a decision to honor U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius with an invitation to speak at a commencement weekend ceremony.

Scott Hahn appointed to endowed chair in theology, evangelization

May 16, 2012 - 08:36 am .- The Franciscan University of Steubenville has appointed author and professor Dr. Scott Hahn to an endowed chair named for the priest who pioneered the school's Catholic revival.

Cardinal Dolan charges graduates to live out sacrificial love

May 15, 2012 - 04:31 am .- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, encouraged new college graduates to follow in Jesus’ footsteps by living out “the Law of the Gift.”