Catholic Universities

Peter Kilpatrick installed as new Catholic University president

11/11/2022 at 7:58 PM By Kevin Edward White
Peter Kilpatrick is formally installed as the 16th president of the Catholic University of America at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11, 2022. By Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 11, 2022 / 17:46 pm Peter K.... read more

Not the Pleasantly Social, but the Truth

12/01/2021 at 3:42 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Anthony Esolen, Catholic Thing, December 1, 2021 “Kid, my piles bleed for ya,” said the Dominican priest, after a student had given him a woeful story to explain why he had not yet turned in his paper. That was a long time ago, at Providence College, when the school was all-male,... read more

Why is a Planned Parenthood fundraiser being held on this Catholic campus?

11/07/2021 at 10:01 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Joe Bukuras, CNA Staff, November 4, 2021 Loyola Marymount University says it will not block a student club from hosting a fundraiser Friday for abortion provider Planned Parenthood, despite a petition drive that says it’s an “egregious violation” to hold the event on the Catholic... read more

New lawsuit: Creighton University discriminated against Catholics who oppose COVID shot

10/07/2021 at 9:09 PM By Kevin Edward White
On Sept. 10, Creighton expelled the brothers Nikodije and Aleksandar Kozic and banned them from campus for their refusal to take the genetic serum shots against COVID-19. By Joseph M. Hanneman, Catholic World Reporter, October 7, 2021 Jesuit-run Creighton University, a 9,000-student... read more

Catholic College Boom: Smaller Institutions Thrive as National Enrollments Take a Hit

09/22/2021 at 5:36 PM By Kevin Edward White
Record-breaking freshmen classes speak to the focus on Catholicity. By Ann Schneible, National Catholic Register, September 21, 2021 With many institutes of higher learning taking a hit following a year of lockdowns, restrictions and economic uncertainty, some Catholic colleges and... read more

John Garvey stepping down as Catholic University president

09/22/2021 at 5:29 PM By Kevin Edward White
[Ed: John Garvey was the featured speaker at the 2013 Catholic Citizens of Illinois Annual Banquet] By Michelle La Rosa John Garvey, president of The Catholic University of America, has announced that he will step down from his position at the end of June. The 72-year-old president has... read more

Vatican wants boarding schools run by Heralds of the Gospel to be closed

09/21/2021 at 5:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
by Céline Hoyeau, La Croix International/ National Catholic Reporter, September 21, 2021 VATICAN CITY — The Holy See has instructed the ultra-conservative religious order, the Heralds of the Gospel, to close the boarding schools it operates in Brazil to educate children and... read more

A TRIBUTE TO THOMAS LEVERGOOD (1962–2021)

09/06/2021 at 10:27 PM By Kevin Edward White
by Rémi Brague, First Things, September 6, 2021 Chicago has lost the sultry aura it had in the days of Al Capone. But its university brings it renown throughout the academic world. Its Oriental Studies Department is among the very best. Among the professors of its economics department, not... read more

More Victories Against Loyola University’s Unlawful Shot Mandate

08/11/2021 at 4:59 PM By Kevin Edward White
Liberty Counsel, August 11, 2021 CHICAGO, IL – Liberty Counsel has secured religious exemptions from the COVID-19 injection on behalf of more than 40 students after Loyola University originally denied their requests. All Loyola students who have contacted Liberty Counsel after their... read more

Joe Biden Won’t Speak at Notre Dame’s Commencement After 4,300 Students Sign Petition Rejecting Him

05/24/2021 at 3:50 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Micaiah Bilger, LifeSite News, May 24, 2021 Joe Biden will not speak at the University of Notre Dame commencement ceremony this spring after thousands of students and alumni signed a petition protesting his radical pro-abortion views. The Blaze reports more than 4,500 people... read more

Seminarian: “Is There Any Reason Why I Should Remain Catholic?”

05/18/2021 at 9:29 PM By Kevin Edward White
OnePeterFive, May 18, 2021 Editor’s note: we received this submission from an anonymous seminarian, and have chosen to run it as such. It is the cry — and the challenge — of a child to a neglectful father: “Why weren’t you there to protect me when that was your job?” It’s the cry... read more

The Biden Administration Poses New Threats to Catholic Education

03/09/2021 at 12:20 PM By Kevin Edward White

Following Charles Rice

03/01/2021 at 12:55 PM By Kevin Edward White
Loyola University Chicago

On What Foundation is the University Built?

11/09/2020 at 12:01 PM By Kevin Edward White

Catholic university faculty upset that school criticized gay marriage

11/04/2020 at 1:25 PM By Kevin Edward White

Catholic Colleges Should Fight Pornography

10/17/2020 at 4:40 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Notre Dame divided on nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court?

09/29/2020 at 11:14 AM By Kevin Edward White

Mayor Pete, Notre Dame, and the Church

08/27/2020 at 4:10 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

The New York Times and Notre Dame

08/12/2020 at 4:02 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Catholic Schools and the Common Good

05/28/2020 at 9:29 AM By Kevin Edward White