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Erika Kirk embraces U.S. President Donald Trump at the conclusion of the memorial service held for Charlie Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025.

Trump, Vance among those honoring Charlie Kirk’s Christian legacy 

Sep 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and many others honored the late Charlie Kirk and his efforts to... Read more

Members of The Catholic University of America Office of Campus Ministry receive their RISE Award from the Associates of St. John Bosco.

First-ever RISE Awards recognizes innovative evangelization projects on college campuses

Aug 10, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The Associates of St. John Bosco recently announced its first-ever winners of the RISE Awards for innovative college campus ministry... Read more

Father Mike Schmitz before his show in Vail, Colorado, as part of his Parables Tour.

Father Mike Schmitz: Campus ministry is ‘best of both worlds’

Aug 10, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

While many know him for his popular podcasts, Father Mike Schmitz is first and foremost the chaplain at the Newman... Read more

Left to right, Victor Fenik, J.P. Ledermann, Jocelyn Reiter, and Anna Picasso distribute bottles of holy water to new and returning students during the involvement fair on Aug. 26, 2024, at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Members of Detroit Catholic Campus Ministry have been distributing holy water at the start of the academic year at local colleges and universities for the past three years.

Michigan college ministry welcomes freshmen to campus by passing out holy water

Students were invited to bless their dorms, vehicles, and study spaces as the fall semester begins. Read more

Father David Reamsnyder receives Anna West and other students into the Church at St. Anthony Parish in Hillsdale, Michigan, on Easter.

Catholic campus ministry ‘The Grotto’ to expand at Hillsdale College with million-dollar project 

Sep 3, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

St. Anthony Catholic Parish in rural Michigan is expanding its Catholic ministry for Hillsdale College students by expanding an off-campus... Read more

Young men at Ave Maria University take part in an event hosted by the St. Joseph's Men's Group, which strives to form selfless husbands, loving fathers, and emulate the group's namesake.

Men’s group at Ave Maria University aims to form selfless husbands and loving fathers

Jun 16, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The St. Joseph’s Men’s Group is made up of roughly 190 men striving to emulate the group’s namesake. Read more

An artist's rendering of the planned renovation of the University of Maine's Newman Center chapel.

$1.25M donation will transform University of Maine's Newman Center chapel

Aug 28, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

The planned renovations include a “quiet, beautiful narthex where one can transition into the presence of God;” different entrances for... Read more

Eucharistic adoration at the SLS18 conference in Chicago.

FOCUS to add locations for campus outreach in 2021-2022

Jul 20, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students is sending nearly 800 missionaries to eight additional locations this academic year in order... Read more

Students at the 2020 FOCUS Student Leadership summit. Courtesy photo.

How college students can spend their time during the coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020

By Perry West

The coronavirus pandemic has led colleges across the country to close their dorms, and offer classes online. As students return... Read more

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. File Photo /CNA.

Archbishop Chaput: Campus ministry has eternal value

Jan 12, 2013

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia offered encouragement to campus ministers this week, assuring them their mission “matters eternally because... Read more

Vanderbilt University policy forces Catholic group off campus

Mar 28, 2012

A Catholic student group says it will leave the Vanderbilt University campus at the end of the year over a... Read more