Mary Pat Donoghue, the new education secretary at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, knows that Catholic schools have to be creative not just to compete, but sometimes to survive.
USCCB education secretary is used to thinking outside the box
U.S. Senate fails to pass measure to make Hyde Amendment permanent
In a vote on the eve of the annual March for Life, the Senate Jan. 17 failed to pass a measure that would have codified the Hyde Amendment, which forbids federal funding for most abortions or abortion-related care.
Catholic Schools Week celebrated Jan. 27-Feb. 2
National Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated across the country Jan. 27-Feb. 2 this year with the theme: “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.”
No place for ‘religious test’ in government, says Senate in unanimous vote
The U.S. Senate late Jan. 16 unanimously adopted a resolution “to reaffirm religious liberty and condemn religious tests for federal officials.”
By helping expectant fathers, center upholds ‘dignity of fatherhood’
When Allen Diaz’s girlfriend — who is pregnant — visited Pregnancy Choices pregnancy help center in Apple Valley last year, it led to more help for Diaz as an expectant father than he could have imagined.
Vatican releases guidelines to help church fight human trafficking
The Vatican has created a set of pastoral guidelines to inspire and improve the church’s work in addressing the crime of human trafficking and the care of its victims worldwide.
Former Planned Parenthood worker says ‘power of ultrasound’ changed her
A new film drama, “Unplanned,” based on Abby Johnson, the pro-life activist and founder of And Then There Were None soon, will have just four minutes to make her points when she speaks to the March for Life rally Jan. 18.
Idea of having women deacons ‘about ministry,’ not ‘power,’ says speaker
Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the church is “crying for ministry,” is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to all people, according to panelists at a Jan 15 event at Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York.