It is unfortunate that Mr. Trump chose to politicize the call, which is his wont, but the bishops made a good tactical choice.
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Franciscan University to pay tuition costs for new students in fall
Due to the economic problems created by the pandemic, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio has announced that it will assume the remaining tuition costs after scholarships and grants for the fall 2020 semester have been used. It will apply to all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus programs.
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How Catholic schools are serving immigrant families during the coronavirus pandemic
Classroom closures have meant that many parents are struggling to balance their own work with their new role as teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents are overwhelmed.
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With my daughters at home for school, I am finally getting a Catholic education
I am getting a window into the daily lives of my daughters, and I truly understand what my wife has always told me: Catholic schooling has defined her view of the world.
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Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., former editor of America and president of Fordham, dies at 89
Matt Malone, S.J., remembered Father O’Hare as a “towering figure in the history of America magazine…insightful, warm and friendly, a world-class raconteur with a spellbinding Irish charm.”
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U.S. Catholic colleges adapt to online format during coronavirus
As of March 11, dozens of Catholic college and university leaders had announced plans to cancel public classes and offer online education amid concern over the coronavirus’ spread.
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Jesuit schools respond to coronavirus with closures
Fordham University announced on March 9 that, in addition to a prior decision canceling all on-campus activities, the university would only conduct classes online beginning on March 11.
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How the Jesuits and the Christian Brothers are bringing Catholic education back to Oakland
Since their founding in 1996, Cristo Rey schools have become a national network with multiple religious orders as sponsors.
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The black Catholic nun every American should know
When Anne Marie Becraft established her school in the midst of the nation’s and the church’s slaveholding elite, she powerfully declared that the lives of black people, especially women and girls, mattered.
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Coronavirus prompts some Catholic colleges to halt international programs
Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, canceled its spring break study abroad program to Italy and several colleges have posted warnings about individual travel during the break on their websites.