The new report finds evidence of appalling sexual and physical mistreatment of students as young as 7, as well as a culture of secrecy, at two abbey schools.
Catholic Education
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Catholic Social Teaching goes beyond analyzing poverty. It calls us to action.
The Gospel calls on all of us to get past “analysis paralysis,” where direct action is always put off in favor of more research and discernment.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
UK inquiry: Monks hid sex abuse to protect church reputation
Sexual abuse at two leading Catholic schools in England was considerably higher than is reflected by conviction figures.
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Catholic education in Ireland is in trouble. Can it survive the end of the ‘Baptism barrier’?
The state has taken an increasing interest in regulating religious education and faith formation in schools.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
What one Catholic school in East L.A. is doing to serve its Latino students.
Latinos are severely underrepresented in Catholic education. But at Dolores Mission school in East Los Angeles, the story is different.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Canadian Catholics grapple with a history of “whitewashing” indigenous children
Canada has begun truth-seeking and reconciliation, and the Sisters of Charity in Nova Scotia are confronting their order’s role in a racist educational system.
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“Students in Catholic schools exhibit more self-discipline than those in other public schools,” study says
A new study conducted by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that children in Catholic schools are less disruptive and have more self-control than their peers in non-Catholic or public schools.
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Pope Francis tells group of children: Always remember your teachers
With the children seated around him in the atrium of the Vatican audience hall, Pope Francis answered their questions about his childhood, his school, his vocation and the standard question children ask him, “How did you feel when you were chosen pope?”
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College Board C.E.O.: Religious schools have gifts for everyone
Our religious institutions have spent centuries cultivating practices, from solitude to humility, that allow us to learn and grow.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Should Catholic schools cooperate with ICE?
The Secretary of Education stirred up controversy when she said it was up to schools to decide if an undocumented student should be reported to authorities.