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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 Chaput of Philadelphia.

Chaput to FOCUS leadership conference: We need Christian friends 

Jan 2, 2020

By Mary Farrow

Christian friendships are necessary for living a life of faith, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia told college students in a... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller.

Cardinal Mueller: Church crisis comes from abandoning God, adapting to culture

Jan 1, 2020

The crisis facing the Catholic Church today has arisen from an attempt – even by some within the Church -... Read more

Attendees at SLS20.

'Made for Mission': Student Leadership Summit kicks off in Phoenix

Dec 30, 2019

Thousands of Catholics from across the nation are gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, this week for SLS20, the biennial Student Leadership Summit... Read more

University of Tennessee.

During Tennessee 'Sex Week,' FOCUS volunteers a Catholic view on sexuality

Apr 2, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

During an annual week of controversial sex-ed events at a Tennessee college, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students has organized... Read more

Fr. Doug Grandon preaches at the closing Mass of SEEK2019. Image courtesy of FOCUS

Be missionaries, trust Providence, save souls, SEEK conference told

Jan 7, 2019

At the closing Mass of the SEEK 2019 conference, Fr. Doug Grandon offered advice to the 17,000 attendees on how... Read more

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Curtis Martin focused on 'Making Missionary Disciples'

Sep 27, 2018

By Jonah McKeown

In a new book, evangelist Curtis Martin offers a plan to help equip the next "generation" of Christian disciples for... Read more

FOCUS Greek Legacy. Courtesy of FOCUS.

Greeks for God: College ministry brings fraternities, sororities to Christ

Apr 18, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Fraternities and sororities are widely known for two things on a college campus. ??  Read more

Fr. Mike Schmitz: Don't turn friendships into projects

Jan 8, 2018

Authentic Christian friendship requires intentionality and a willingness to be vulnerable, Fr. Mike Schmitz told attendees at a Catholic leadership... Read more

Young adults at SEEK Conference 2017.

How can young adults change the world? Share the Gospel, FOCUS founder says

Jan 6, 2018

If young adults proclaim the Gospel with clarity and conviction, they can produce spiritual fruits that can reach billions of... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. Courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations.

Bishop Barron: Don’t water down Christianity

Jan 3, 2018

Speaking to some 8,000 people at a Catholic leadership conference, Bishop Robert Barron said on Tuesday that trust in the... Read more

Catholic leadership conference in Chicago aims to ‘inspire and equip’

Dec 28, 2017

Thousands of Catholic leaders from all walks of life will ring in the new year at the Fellowship of Catholic... Read more

Classroom.

FOCUS expands to 15 new campuses this year

Aug 18, 2017

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has announced that it will expand to 15 new campuses for the 2017-2018... Read more

Coffee fruits in the process of ripening. Courtesy of Levanta Coffee.

How a college mission trip inspired a coffee business

Jul 24, 2017

By Mary Farrow

When Matt Hohler was in college in 2010, he was a reluctant Catholic - and not a coffee drinker.   Read more

SEEK 2017 Conference.

‘They are the Church’: Nearly 13,000 college students attend SEEK 2017

Jan 9, 2017

By CNA Staff

It’s not every day that 13,000 college students come together to pray, participate in the sacraments, and learn more about... Read more

NYC, DC prayer breakfasts geared at New Evangelization

Oct 3, 2014

Upcoming prayer breakfasts in New York City and Washington, D.C., seek to inform and equip attendees to be active participants... Read more

Students on the quad.

FOCUS broadens missionary outreach with 'Digital Campus'

Sep 11, 2014

By Hillary Mast

With missionary teams on 100 college campuses across the continental U.S., the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has reached an... Read more

FOCUS grateful for injunction against contraception mandate

Apr 30, 2014

By Kevin J. Jones

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has welcomed a federal court’s injunction against the HHS mandate that the student... Read more

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver speaks on the new evangelization on Jan. 7, 2014 in Dallas, Texas.

Denver archbishop: Follow Pope's example of evangelization

Jan 7, 2014

Pope Francis' witness shows Catholics how to care for the poor and suffering while bringing the new evangelization to a... Read more

FOCUS to host DC and NYC prayer breakfasts

Nov 10, 2013

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students – known as FOCUS – will host two “REACH” prayer breakfasts in New York... Read more