Holding together the obligation to protect and promote the Catholic identity of Catholic schools while reaching out to a broader community of students and teachers requires a commitment to dialogue, said a new document from the Congregation for Catholic Education.
The instruction, "The
The agility of Catholic colleges and universities in the United States to historically navigate swift, new and uncertain waters in the past is producing pre professional majors in new digital disciplines for the future that intertwine traditional values in the schools. The
Seeing that the choices were narrow for young Catholic men who didn’t want to pursue a traditional 4-year college degree or join the military, the co-founders of Harmel Academy for the Trades in Grand Rapids, Michigan, sought to give them another option
The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education encouraged pontifical universities to expand educational opportunities to those who would normally be unable to attend classes in-person full time, but could manage coursework online, such as prisoners, migrants, the homeless, monks, contemplative nuns and even
No one has to tell Catholic school teachers how different this past year has been.
At the start of the pandemic last spring, most Catholic schools adapted to online schooling and continued that way until the end of the school year.
At the start
Long before anyone had heard of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, Catholic schools in the United States were facing existential challenges of declining enrollment, reduced revenues and increased operating expenses. In some ways, the pandemic has accelerated that painful national trend. As
Before the COVID-19 pandemic was a part of our daily reality, many Catholic schools faced shrinking enrollment and shrinking budgets. Then came March 2020 and, along with it, the final nail in the coffin of many Catholic schools struggling to stay afloat.
Catholic schools have been entrusted with an "awesome responsibility" to teach Gospel values that can help students to recognize, reject and work against racism and other forms of discrimination, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told Catholic educators Oct. 20.
"Our schools are the
Education leaders imagining how Catholic schools will safely reopen this fall agree on two things: different decisions will be made according to locations and reopening plans may change on short notice. In addition, with so much unknown about if and how the
The National Catholic Educational Association is offering its annual conference to participants for free this year with the goal of giving Catholic educators the tools they need to thrive during and after the coronavirus pandemic. One Catholic administrator in Indianapolis said that