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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

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

Young men at Ave Maria University take part in an event hosted by the St. Joseph's Men's Group, which strives to form selfless husbands, loving fathers, and emulate the group's namesake.

Men’s group at Ave Maria University aims to form selfless husbands and loving fathers

Jun 16, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The St. Joseph’s Men’s Group is made up of roughly 190 men striving to emulate the group’s namesake. Read more

An artist's rendering of the planned renovation of the University of Maine's Newman Center chapel.

$1.25M donation will transform University of Maine's Newman Center chapel

Aug 28, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

The planned renovations include a “quiet, beautiful narthex where one can transition into the presence of God;” different entrances for... Read more

Eucharistic adoration at the SLS18 conference in Chicago.

FOCUS to add locations for campus outreach in 2021-2022

Jul 20, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students is sending nearly 800 missionaries to eight additional locations this academic year in order... Read more

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 J. Chaput of Philadelphia. File Photo /CNA.

Archbishop Chaput: Campus ministry has eternal value

Jan 12, 2013

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia offered encouragement to campus ministers this week, assuring them their mission “matters eternally because... Read more

Vanderbilt University policy forces Catholic group off campus

Mar 28, 2012

A Catholic student group says it will leave the Vanderbilt University campus at the end of the year over a... Read more