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How Catholic schools scrambled to meet technology needs for distance learning
It has been one month since most schools across the US closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Australian bishops: religious discrimination bill has merit, but flaws should be fixed
Australia’s Catholic bishops have welcomed changes to a proposed religious discrimination bill to protect religious believers and institutions from discrimination... Read more
Bishops applaud school choice as Pence visits Catholic school
The U.S. bishops’ conference praised a Trump administration plan to expand school choice Wednesday, as Vice President Mike Pence paid... Read more
This unique Catholic school has served Native American students since 1927
In central South Dakota, along the northern jog of the Missouri River in what one might call “the middle of... Read more
High school founded by former NFL star aims to make virtuous students
Not everyone who goes to high school will go to college, the founders of a new Minnesota high school say,... Read more
University should not be for the privileged few, Pope Francis says in Japan
At a Jesuit university in Tokyo on Tuesday, Pope Francis said a quality university education should not be something out... Read more
Construction begins on Baltimore’s first new Catholic school in over 50 years
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore and other leaders from the city broke ground on October 23 for the first new... Read more
Newman scholar critiques Catholic universities
Catholic universities should try to do more than run an assembly line of information for students who never learn to... Read more
Christian think tank warns of flaws in Australian religious discrimination bill
Freedom for Faith, a Christian legal think tank, expressed concerns last week over unintended consequences of the Australian government's religious... Read more
Analysis: Does a Vatican decision on Brebeuf Jesuit undermine Archbishop Thompson?
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis announced this week that the Vatican has suspended a decree that prohibits the school... Read more
The important legacy of the US' sole Catholic historically black university
This week the country marked National HBCU Week to recognize the accomplishments of historically black colleges and universities throughout the... Read more
Scottish Church says Catholics schools don't cause violence
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland said Wednesday the suggestion that Catholic schools in the country are a... Read more
Lawyers' group hesitant about Australia's religious discrimination bill
The president of the Law Council of Australia signalled dissatisfaction with the government's religious discrimination bill Wednesday. Among his concerns... Read more
A Catholic school removed Harry Potter from the library. Should Catholics read the books?
A Catholic elementary school in Nashville has banned the seven books of the Harry Potter series due to concerns the... Read more
Australians debate merits of religious discrimination bill
The religious discrimination bill proposed by Australia's coalition government is being well received generally, though some conservative members of parliament... Read more
Australian government proposes religious discrimination bill
Australia's coalition government has proposed the introduction of legislation that would make it unlawful to discriminate against people on the... Read more
How 'Hosanna-Tabor' is shaping employment at Catholic schools
In the wake of recent controversies over teacher hiring, and firing, at religious schools, CNA spoke with professor Rick Garnett... Read more
After alumni organize advocacy, Georgetown Visitation will recognize alumnae same-sex legal unions
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, DC, is run by the Salesian Sisters of the Order of the Visitation of... Read more
Catholic schools should affirm the person, not gender ideology, scholars advise
Amid questions at some Catholic schools about how to approach problems related to LGBT identity, philosophy professors told CNA that... Read more
Catholic schools in Ireland concerned by proposal to remove Church's patronage
Parents and Catholic schools near Dublin have expressed their opposition to a Department of Education plan to divest a school... Read more
