The historic event will be hosted by Loyola University Chicago in collaboration with Emilce Cuda, the new head of the office of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, who convinced the pope to participate.
Higher Education
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Worried about the future of Catholic higher education? Look to our students for hope.
Students like these represent the bright future of Catholic higher education, but we in university administration must be sure our institutions adapt to help them thrive.
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The economic model for college is broken. Catholic social teaching points a way forward.
Catholic universities must make a coordinated effort to engage bigger economic questions, like why a college degree is valuable and how to fund education.
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How do we prepare Catholic universities for success? Focus on the marginalized.
To secure a more promising tomorrow, institutional presidents should reclaim a commitment central to the founding of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States: a special focus on the needs and the dignity of the marginalized.
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The solution to the culture wars on campus? Radical inclusion.
The model for today’s university must involve working for true societal transformation.
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Notre Dame and Georgetown among schools sued over financial aid conspiracy
The University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are among a group of 16 private educational institutions named in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to fix student financial aid distribution formulas among them.
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R.I.P. John Padberg, a Jesuit historian and a historian of Jesuits
John Padberg, S.J., the noted Jesuit historian, died on Christmas Day. He is remembered here by his longtime friend and colleague, John W. O’Malley, S.J.
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A ‘George Floyd’ icon sparked outrage at Catholic University. Now, the artist discusses the backlash.
Some derided the art as contemptuous of God and sacrilegious. What did artist Kelly Latimore intend to convey with the image? Is the picture meant to be a deification of George Floyd?
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Cardinal Czerny: Theology must be grounded in pastoral experience
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., in a speech at Regis College in Toronto, said that pastoral experience, more than any church document, should be the material of theological reflection.
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After racist comments, Catholic University replaces stolen icon depicting Black Mary and Jesus
The president of The Catholic University of America said the institution’s law school has replaced an icon of Mary holding Jesus that was stolen after some complained the image of Christ resembled George Floyd.