The new rector, Mark Lewis, S.J., also opened up about the Gregorian’s upcoming merger with the Pontifical Biblical and Oriental Institutes.
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The Gregorian has educated 28 saints and 16 popes. But the new Jesuit rector doesn’t think that is the school’s most important legacy
An exclusive interview with Mark Lewis, S.J., 62, a historian and only the second Jesuit from the United States to be rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome
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Pronouns, uniforms and bathrooms: How Catholic schools are facing questions of gender identity
Several Catholic school districts throughout the United States are grappling with changes around gender identity, and in some systems, students and staff are now subject to new policies about gender.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in case of teacher fired for being in a same-sex marriage
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a Catholic high school was protected from being sued by a teacher who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic school enrollment rose for the first time in decades thanks to our Covid response. Here’s how to keep it up.
The consistent quality of Catholic schools attracted new students during the Covid pandemic. Now the challenge is to extend our mission and welcome more families in disadvantaged areas.
Posted inFaith, News
Students wounded in Uvalde shooting receive scholarships to local Catholic school
Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, will receive scholarship money for new students that transferred from Robb Elementary School.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Catholic schools can’t serve only the rich. School vouchers make fulfilling that mission possible.
The recent expansion of Arizona’s school voucher program will make it easier for Catholic schools there to fulfill their mission.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The prayers of my junior high math teacher have sustained me far beyond my school years
I want this for my own children and their classmates, that they will feel the prayers of their community as they navigate a world that views our faith as old-fashioned, ridiculous and even malicious.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
In an apocalyptic age of polarization, Catholic leaders must not shy away from the healing language of faith.
What does it mean to be the lay leader of a Catholic university at this apocalyptic moment in our history? It is an opportunity to speak more loudly about our core principles.
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Creighton students’ lawsuit over Covid vaccine mandate dismissed in court
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Creighton University students who sought to be exempt from the private Catholic school’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate last year.