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Reimagining campus ministry

Catholic outreach on campus looks a little different this year.

2/24/21

MEGHAN BARTLETT | Catholic Herald Editorial Assistant

Take a faith-filled family-centered field trip

The Office of Youth, Campus, and Young Adult Ministry creates Encounters to let youths leave screens behind and experience God’s presence around them.

12/10/20

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Record-setting student body returns to Christendom

Christendom College in Front Royal welcomed a record-setting student body to campus last month with an opening Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge for the 2020-21 academic year.

9/16/20

Special to the Catholic Herald
Online platform forms friendships across generations

Nicole Cremente, a senior marketing major, and Daniel Formella, a sophomore history major, both students at The Catholic University of America in Washington, have formed new friendships — in unexpected places —during the pandemic. More

9/16/20

Special to the Catholic Herald

Socially distanced saints at Marymount

This fall, Marymount is offering four distinct modes of instruction: face-to-face delivery with more space between students and an increased number of class sections; hybrid delivery that combines in-person and online instruction; remote delivery that allows students to participate from a distance simultaneously; and online delivery that allows participation from a distance at their convenience. More

9/16/20

Special to the Catholic Herald

Catholic campus ministry going strong at Shenandoah University

For many years, Catholic students at Shenandoah University in Winchester didn’t have a priest on campus to celebrate Mass on Sundays. Some students would catch a ride across town to Sacred Heart Church or gather on campus for fellowship, reading Scripture together and sharing a meal. More

9/16/20

Leslie Miller | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

An invitation led this young adult to become a FOCUS missionary

Evan Heitman entered college a nominal Christian. Five years later, he’s a Catholic missionary. More

9/16/20

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

College leaders adapt to current challenges

Presidents and school officials from Catholic colleges and universities around the country kicked off their recent four-day meeting in Washington by looking squarely at the challenges they face. More

2/19/20

CAROL ZIMMERMANN | Catholic News Service

Prayer service for death of homeless woman

Nearly 25 students from The Catholic University of America in Washington gathered last month in prayer to remember the death of a homeless friend, Ms. Bobbie, whom the students met and befriended while participating in the Office of Campus Ministry’s weekly homeless food runs. The service took place at the K Street underpass, where Ms. Bobbie lived for five of her nine years of homelessness, on the same day that residents of the encampment there were forced by the Washington government to vacate the area and relocate permanently elsewhere.More

2/19/20

KATIE BAHR | Special to the Catholic Herald

Divine Mercy University offers reduced tuition for military

Divine Mercy University is partnering with the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) to offer tuition reductions to the AMS for its online psychology and counseling degree programs. The partnership will provide financial support to chaplains and laity who desire to provide mental health services for military personnel and their families.More

2/19/20

Christendom College tops off chapel project

Work crews laid the final beam of steel on the 114-foot-tall main tower for the new Christ the King Chapel at Christendom College in Front Royal last month, topping out the structure that can now be seen for several miles due to its height and location on campus.More

2/19/20

PATRICIA BACON | Special to the Catholic Herald

New scholarship for DACA recipients at Marymount

Marymount designated as one of the partner schools of TheDream.US.More

2/18/20

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

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