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An Ethiopian scroll in the Gerald and Barbara Weiner collection at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

One of the largest collections of Ethiopian religious texts is in DC

Dec 31, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

With a recent gift of more than 600 handmade leather manuscripts, the Catholic University of America is now home to... Read more

Father James Martin, S.J., speaks at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin on August 23, 2018.

Fr. James Martin disinvited from speaking engagement over protests

Sep 16, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

Fr. James Martin, S.J., an editor at America magazine, has been disinvited from speaking at the Theological College, a seminary... Read more

Dr. Leo Nestor is inducted into the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great by Cardinal Donald Wuerl on May 14, 2016.

How a music professor became a papal knight

May 29, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

Growing up in a modest home in southern California, Leo Nestor never imagined that his love of music would one... Read more

CUA school of business receives millions in donations, gets new name

Apr 19, 2016

The Catholic University of America’s business school has received several major financial gifts, including the largest donation in university history.   Read more

      Catholic University of America graduation.

Entrepreneur, father of nine to serve as dean of CUA business school

Apr 5, 2016

The Catholic University of America’s new dean of the School of Business and Economics says that he hopes to integrate... Read more

Catholic University of America students volunteering at the Jordan House in Washington, DC, as part of the MLK Day of Service, Jan. 18, 2016.

The impact of Martin Luther King, Jr on these Catholic students

Jan 18, 2016

By Matt Hadro

The Catholic University of America may have closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but around 700 students, faculty, and... Read more

Birth Control.

Court rejects Catholic concerns about new contraception mandate rules

Nov 14, 2014

A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday against Catholic organizations with objections to the Obama administration’s latest opt-out rules for mandated... Read more

Briana Silva, a CUA student, with Bob at Bethlehem House in Kingston, Jamaica.

In sister's memory, student raises funds for disabled children

Mar 20, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Catholic University engineering student James Roche hopes to raise money for a disabled children's home in Jamaica, not only for... Read more

Koch grant consistent with Church teaching, CUA tells critics

Dec 19, 2013

Catholic University of America has defended a $1 million gift from the Koch brothers against “presumptuous” criticisms that accepting the... Read more