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St. Thomas Aquinas/St. John Henry Newman.

Pope to make St. John Henry Newman co-patron of Catholic education with St. Thomas Aquinas

Oct 31, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo declared St. John Henry Newman a co-patron of education along with St. Thomas Aquinas in his recent apostolic... Read more

Texas state capitol.

Texas voters to decide on parental rights amendment in November

Oct 29, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops told CNA it supports the “proposed amendment to recognize the natural right of parents... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses the audience in his homily at a Mass on Oct. 27, 2025, marking both the start of the academic year at Rome’s pontifical universities and the opening day of the Jubilee of the World of Education.

Pope Leo XIV urges university students to feed ‘hunger for truth and meaning’

Oct 27, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV urged university students to feed their “hunger for truth and meaning,” lamenting that modern education often loses... Read more

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with reporters in Baltimore on Nov. 15, 2022.

U.S. Army to reexamine canceled chapel contracts

Oct 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Army is reexamining canceled religious contracts after Archbishop for the Military Services Timothy Broglio said the cuts strained... Read more

Pope Francis ordains 10 men to the priesthood in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 7, 2017.

Seminary administrators weigh in on downward trends 

Oct 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Seminaries are rethinking what formation should look like in the U.S. following reports that enrollment at graduate-level seminaries is continuing... Read more

The Archdiocese of New York superintendent of schools announced the launch of a school renewal plan and the final results of a school viability study on June 4, 2025.

Archdiocese of New York launches school renewal plan, releases results of viability study

Jun 5, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Archdiocese of New York superintendent of schools announces launch of a school renewal plan and the final results of a... Read more

Professor Robert P. George speaks at the Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025.

Remembering the Supreme Court case that saved Catholic education in America 

Jun 3, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

It has been 100 years since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters, the... Read more

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Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card

Mar 3, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

In the Nation’s Report Card, national scores for Catholic school students surpassed public school students for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics... Read more

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Catholic leaders push for $10 billion federal school choice program

Feb 14, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The Educational Choices for Children Act would provide $10 billion in tax incentives for those who contribute to nonprofits that... Read more

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bishop Conley on Catholic Schools Week: educating the whole person

Jan 31, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Having spent the past week paying visits to Catholic schools across his diocese, Bishop James Conley issued a reflection on... Read more

A student workshop at The College of St. Joseph the Worker.

West Virginia awards Catholic ‘trade college’ $5 million grant for expansion

Dec 30, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

St. Joseph the Worker, which is based in Steubenville, Ohio, teaches construction trades to students while providing a bachelor’s degree... Read more

Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience.

Vatican opens first day care for employees’ children

Dec 13, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The Vatican’s first day care center is slated to begin operating next spring and will serve up to 30 children... Read more

The inaugural class at Saint John Paul the Great Academy with staff and the Servidoras in New York City.

Classical Catholic grammar school launches in Harlem

Nov 10, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Saint John Paul the Great Academy is designed to meet the needs of low-income families through its scholarship program while... Read more

Demonstrators who support keeping inappropriate books out of libraries gather during a protest outside of the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn, Michigan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

Banned Books Week: a Catholic response

Sep 24, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Every book listed on the American Library Association’s “Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023” features sexual content. Read more

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Education initiative seeks to bolster Catholic schools with ‘treasury’ of Church’s tradition

Feb 20, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Institute for the Transformation of Catholic Education was founded at the Catholic University of America in October 2021. Read more

Father Louis Merosne at College Sainte Anne, a parochial Catholic school from seventh-12th grade.

Missionary priest builds up Haiti one student, one classroom at a time

Nov 25, 2023

By Zoe Romanowsky

Father Louis Merosne is on a mission to rebuild the Catholic educational system where he ministers in Haiti.  Read more

Jimmy Mitchell (front row, far left) leads a group of Jesuit High School students in Tampa, Florida, in a walking rosary after school.

Holy friendships continue to transform all-boys Catholic high school in Tampa

Sep 23, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

The young men at Jesuit High School are not just excelling in academics and sports, they are “ambitious when it... Read more

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Graduate school hopes new education program will help with ‘renewal’ of Catholic schooling

Sep 10, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Augustine Institute in Denver will launch its new master’s degree in Catholic education in October to help renew Catholic... Read more

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Theology of the Body Parent School equips parents to teach truth about human sexuality

Sep 10, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Through a series of age-appropriate mini-magazines, the new program helps to equip parents to be the primary educators of their... Read more

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Denver Archdiocese sues Colorado over preschool program that excludes Catholic schools

Aug 17, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

The lawsuit objects that the program rules are unconstitutional and exclude Catholic schools but not the preschool programs of other... Read more