The Retrievers’ became the first No. 16 seed to earn a victory in 136 tries.
Catholic Education
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Conducting a liturgical whirlwind at the Religious Education Congress
Composer John Flaherty has been overseeing renewal and experimentation at the R.E.C.’s worship services for almost three decades.
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Irish-born religious recall leaving homeland to devote lives to U.S. kids
After World War II, American classrooms swelled with baby boomers. Desperate for English-speaking sisters, some bishops turned to Ireland for help.
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In Vermont, the latest clash between public money and the Catholic Church
While the vast majority of Vermont students are eligible for the vouchers, which pay the full cost of up to two college classes, students who attend religious and other private schools are not.
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National School Walkout is time of prayer for many Catholic schools
Most Catholic schools across the country did not sanction walkouts, but planned to support youth-led advocacy through prayer.
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Omaha Catholic schools try mental health program
“Anxiety is the number one problem,” a program spokeswoman said.
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Catholic colleges say peaceful gun control protests won’t impact admission
Now more than half of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States have issued such statements.
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Why increased enrollment of Latino students in Catholic schools benefits both schools and students
Of the estimated 14.5 million school-age Catholic children in the U.S., about or 55 percent are Latino. Yet 4 percent of school-age Latino Catholic children are enrolled in Catholic schools.
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U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team includes five Boston College players
Five players on the US Olympic team’s roster of 23 are from the Jesuit-run school — two are recent graduates and three are current students taking a leave of absence for the Pyeongchang Games.
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Firing of L.G.B.T. Catholic church workers raises hard (and new) questions
As same-sex marriage becomes more mainstream, the church holds the line on L.G.B.T. issues.