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COVID setback: Public school students in some grades lost more ground than Catholic school students
More than 90% of Catholic schools held in-person learning for five days a week during the pandemic. Only about 56%... Read more
Connecticut Catholic bishops condemn anti-Catholic comments by public school official
Connecticut’s Catholic dioceses have condemned comments made in a video by a public elementary school assistant principal who admitted on... Read more
Back to school: What rights do parents have?
Catholic parents face a tidal wave of concerns as more schools across the country adopt harmful gender policies, make medical... Read more
Vatican Observatory to reopen summer school for aspiring astronomers
The Vatican Observatory will resume its four-week summer school next June following a pause in operations due to the global... Read more
Pope Francis: Catholic schools should not be Christian in name only
The pope spoke to the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Read more
Pope Francis joined by Bono for launch of international educational movement
The pope inaugurated the Scholas Occurrentes International Educational Movement. Read more
After religious controversy, Massachusetts school board okays Christian private school
A Massachusetts school committee has fulfilled its duty and approved the application of a private Christian school despite controversy when... Read more
Does the new Vatican document on Catholic schools change anything?
The recent Vatican instruction was in the works for years. Read more
2022 World Peace Day message: Pope Francis calls for investment in education, not weaponry
The World Day of Peace is celebrated annually on Jan. 1. Read more
Religious leaders warn Build Back Better threatens faith-based child care, education
Two U.S. Catholic bishops signed a letter with other religious leaders expressing concern that the child care and universal pre-kindergarten... Read more
Amy J. Cattapan looks to wisdom of the Gospels to combat teacher burnout in new book
Amy J. Cattapan is entering her 26th year of teaching this year. In her book Sweet Jesus, Is It June... Read more
Catholic Relief Services, USDA work together to provide food for school children in Guatemala during pandemic
In a normal year, Maria Quiró’s children would eat a meal at school as part of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS)... Read more
'Bullying Redirect' provides Christ-centered anti-bullying curriculum
Following the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, Catholic educator and counselor Frank DiLallo knew he had to do... Read more
Brief argues Virginia court was right to uphold teacher's rights over pronoun policy
Tanner Cross, a Virginia Elementary School teacher, filed a brief in the Virginia Supreme Court on Wednesday in response to... Read more
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Court reinstates Virginia teacher suspended over transgender pronoun policy
A county court on Tuesday ruled that a Virginia teacher suspended for opposing a school transgender pronoun policy must be... Read more
As S.C. Catholics challenge state’s Blaine Amendment, scholars argue it was ‘born of bigotry’
Catholics and others challenging South Carolina’s Blaine Amendment are right to argue that the amendment was “born of bigotry and... Read more
Charleston diocese, Black colleges seek federal injunction to get COVID-19 relief
A 19th-century constitutional amendment in South Carolina is wrongly blocking coronavirus relief money for Catholic schools, an attorney for the... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is a great school of prayer’
Pope Francis said Wednesday that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray. Read more
Pope Francis: Hundreds of millions of children ‘left behind’ amid pandemic
Hundreds of millions of children have been “left behind” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Read more
Vatican congregation issues new norms for ecclesiastical institutions of higher education
The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education issued Wednesday three new instructions on ecclesiastical institutions of higher education. Read more
