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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – School-choice initiatives – akin to the quiet students in the back of a classroom – have kept a relatively low profile in recent years while steadily working their way to the front. The movement was given a big boost in late March when the Indiana Supreme Court upheld one of the country’s most […]
National
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON – The phrase “show me the money!” from the 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire” could certainly be a mantra for today’s Catholic schools struggling to stay open or facing closure. Reports of school closures often point to escalating costs of operating schools coupled with the inability of parents to pay tuition especially in inner cities […]
Schools
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service
BOSTON – When the reputation of a student, teacher or school can be brought down by a YouTube posting, blog or anonymous email, educators need to be “more vigilant than ever.” That was the advice for hundreds of participants attending an April 12 workshop during the annual National Catholic Educational Association convention in Boston. More […]
Local
A second collection will be held at all Arlington diocesan parish Masses June 1-2 to aid victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. Proceeds from the collection will go to an emergency fund established by Catholic Charities USA in partnership with Catholic Charities of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. The fund will provide necessities such as shelter and […]
National
By Chaz Muth
WASHINGTON – Arianne Gasser of Canton, Ohio, is proud to call herself a graduate student at a prestigious Catholic university, and she also is proud to call herself an atheist. The pride she has in her atheist status is part of what inspired her to travel from the Philadelphia area, where she is enrolled at […]
Movies
With an asteroid on course to obliterate all life on Earth within a few weeks, a soft-spoken conformist (Steve Carell) and his free-spirited, British-born neighbor (Keira Knightley) set off on a road trip. He wants to reconnect with his high-school sweetheart, while she hopes to find transport back to England (all airline flights have been […]
National
By Liz O’connor Catholic News Service
LEVITTOWN, Penn. – Considering how rapidly the world has changed in the past 100 years, the senior members of families and parish communities have a wealth of memories which, if shared and preserved, can provide a fascinating and lasting legacy. The American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress describes “folk life” as the “everyday […]
National
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Christian leaders, including representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on President Barack Obama and congressional leaders of both parties to end the fiscal brinksmanship and find a budget solution that protects the poorest Americans. In a Feb. 25 letter, the religious leaders urged the political leaders to “frame the budget […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY- Catholics who act like their faith has nothing to do with daily life and a Church structure that is more bureaucracy than service are two impediments to the Church’s ability to proclaim faith in Jesus, said the working document for the next world Synod of Bishops. “Every one of the Church’s actions has […]
Schools
By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – When Joseph Testa of Cedar Grove was in high school, he dreamed of attending Seton Hall University, but he also realized the tuition was going to present a financial challenge to his family. That meant he had to work diligently in high school to achieve the academic scores needed to compete […]
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Pope Leo XIV
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