The Seton family’s coat of arms declared, “Hazard yet forward.” “We always use that phrase, especially during the past year with COVID,” said Sister of Charity Maureen O’Brien, the vice president for mission and identity at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania,
Students, faculty and staff members and administrators at schools named for Mary all over the country said that “mother” is one of the main roles the Blessed Virgin fills on their campuses. She is also an example and a role model, a
On secular college campuses across the country, Newman centers — named after the English saint Cardinal John Henry Newman — give Catholic students not only a place where they can dive deeper into the Faith and connect with other Catholics, but a
The founders of a Catholic college or university typically choose a certain saint as the school’s patron because they were inspired by that saint’s life and teachings, their writings, their example, and want campus life to be modeled on that. Saint Thomas
A few hours before CNN's evening town hall with President Joe Biden on the campus of a Cincinnati Catholic university, the congregation of women religious that founded the school said the sisters were not involved in planning or hosting the July 21
Catholic college graduation ceremonies -- like everything else this past year -- look different. But they are primarily happening in-person unlike last year, when many ceremonies were canceled or took place virtually.
Some commencement ceremonies will be in bigger venues to give crowds
As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.
"Our goal is simple and twofold: to
Jesuit-run Creighton University's new $100 million, 180,000-square-foot health sciences campus in Phoenix, scheduled to open for classes this fall, is welcome news not only to patients but to those who plan a career in medicine.
While the coronavirus pandemic upended most aspects of college life this past year, its impact on students' mental health has had Catholic college and university leaders looking for new ways to reach students and get resources to them.
Before the pandemic, there was
Sacred music has been part of the Judeo-Christian faith for thousands of years. “It’s part of our story,” Thomas Octave, associate professor of music and chair of fine arts at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania told Our Sunday Visitor. He continued: