And what the editors of America magazine had to say about Blaine amendments

Can a state offer tax credits to help fund scholarships to Catholic schools? The Supreme Court could say yes, writes John T. James, if it can get past a notorious amendment in 37 state constitutions.

In a separate proposed rule, the administration aims to protect the rights of religious student groups at public universities, giving them equal treatment with secular student groups.

There are now a large number of graduate students in Catholic higher education, and few of them encounter anything substantive in regards to faith formation, religious meaning-making or the role of spirituality in their lives.

Blessed Miller was beatified Dec. 7 in Huehuetenango, where he was remembered as a martyr for education.

Federal spending on children fell to 1.9 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product in 2018.