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Pope Francis meets with participants of Italy’s Educational Commitment Movement of Catholic Action (MIEAC) national congress on Oct. 31, 2024, at a private audience held in the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Secular world needs teachers with ‘a big heart’ and high ideals

Oct 31, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“Christian education crosses unexplored terrain, marked by anthropological and cultural changes, on which we are still seeking answers ...,” the... Read more

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Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California

Oct 28, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Becket law firm said the ruling makes it clear that California cannot continue to exclude Jewish families and schools from... Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

Maryland school district pulls LGBTQ books amid legal battle before Supreme Court

Oct 24, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Parents from diverse faith backgrounds filed suit in May 2023 after the district announced it would no longer allow parents... Read more

Maureen McKinley helps her children through some study exercises in her family's dining room in Phoenix. McKinley and her husband, Matt, home-school their five children and offer the older children a curriculum that includes Latin.

States continue to report high levels of home schooling after pandemic boost, study finds

Oct 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Johns Hopkins School of Education’s Homeschool Research Lab found that 90% of states that shared numbers reported that home... 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

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska bishop calls for ‘developing authentically Catholic schools’ in new pastoral letter

Sep 3, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, highlighted the tenets of Catholic education and the modern challenges facing educators in a... 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

A child prays before the altar area in a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atrium.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd celebrates 70 years

Aug 18, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Montessori-inspired catechesis for young children founded by Sofia Cavalletti is celebrating 70 years since its founding. Read more

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18 states back Indiana teacher’s religious liberty lawsuit in transgender pronoun dispute

Jul 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Republican coalition, co-led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals... Read more

U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma Catholic charter school to appeal to Supreme Court in public funding dispute

Jul 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School was set to launch in August as an online, tuition-free, Catholic K-12 charter... Read more

Archbishop Lyke students in the school library in 2022.

How principals and Partnership Schools are keeping historic inner-city Catholic schools alive 

Jun 23, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Partnership Schools model enables dioceses to retain ownership of the schools while the Partnership takes full responsibility for them. Read more

Bishop Gregory Hartmayer, archbishop-elect of Atlanta. CNA file photo.

Atlanta archbishop to head National Catholic Educational Association board

Jun 7, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta was elected chairman of the board of the National Catholic Educational Association for a three-year... Read more

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UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules

May 21, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

A proposed update to Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) lesson guidance would prohibit schools from teaching that “gender is... Read more

Jessica Tapia displays a sign outside the Garden Grove Unified School District board meeting on behalf of the Teachers Don’t Lie program.

California teacher fired for religious beliefs gets six-figure payout in court

May 16, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

After refusing to comply with a preferred pronoun rule, Jessica Tapia was fired by the Jurupa Unified School District from... Read more

Clockwise, from top left: Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong, Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Father Mike Schmitz of Duluth, Minnesota, will address the Class of 2024.

Class of ’24: Commencement speakers range from ‘The Chosen’ actor to a Catholic cardinal

May 10, 2024

By Jim Graves

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong, and Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs will address... Read more

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Chaplains in public schools? Florida’s Catholic bishops ‘pleased’ by new law

Apr 30, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Florida’s bishops are welcoming a new law that allows public schools in the state to have volunteer chaplains. Read more

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a news conference to sign school choice legislation on March 7, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024

Mar 25, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more

Susan Lutzke, an alumna of St. Bede School, has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than one month for her former Catholic institution.

Teen hits major fundraising feat in attempt to save her childhood Catholic school

Jan 17, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

Seventeen-year-old senior Susan Lutzke may have successfully saved her childhood Catholic school from closing after raising more than $400,000. Read more

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Colorado parents protest after daughter told to share bed with male student on school trip

Dec 6, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The incident occurred over the summer on a cross-country overnight trip when the girl was assigned to sleep in the... Read more

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

Maryland parents argue for right to opt children out of LGBT curriculum in appeals court

Dec 5, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education on May 24 after it changed its parental notification and opt-out... Read more