Celebrating the launch of the Scholas International Educational Movement and its environmental project, Pope Francis encouraged young people, especially women, to lead the charge in fighting climate change. "Defending nature means defending the poetry of creation, ...
Until just a few short years ago, the use of online classrooms and distance learning was still a relatively rare phenomenon. Most of the time this was done at specialty institutions with a focus on ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw examines a religious freedom case out of Maine that will be argued before the Supreme Court on December 8. Shaw writes: “In Maine, where 143 of the 260 school districts do ...
Nguyen Duy Phuong, a 12th-grader, thought he could not afford to go to school this year. His father, who used to work as a day wage earner in Ho Chi Minh City and became jobless ...
Academic institutions need to promote an "ecological conversion" that combines natural and social sciences with theology, philosophy and ethics to help humanity safeguard creation, Pope Francis said. Responding to current challenges requires a new way of ...
A former educator himself, Pope Francis and other religious leaders helped celebrate World Teachers' Day by promoting a global alliance aimed at creating an "open and inclusive" education for everyone. The representatives of different religions thanked ...
Graciela Torres has two developmentally challenged children. Getting them an education on the outskirts of Moquegua, a small city in southern Peru, was never easy. Arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic made it much harder. In addition ...
Catholics in Spain are angry about a new education law that would downgrade religious teaching and restrict state funding for Catholic schools. If the legislation is approved in the Senate by the end of December, it ...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to highlight the inequalities that exist in the world, humanity must change course and commit to an educational alliance that ensures a brighter future for young people, Pope Francis said. A ...
The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education called for an alliance between Catholic and non-Catholic educational institutions in order to confront the challenges stemming from or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter published Sept. 9 ...
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Supreme Court rules in favor of coach fired for praying after games
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday that a high school football coach who lost his job because he knelt on ...
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Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
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Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
Two years after posting online a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are suppo...
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