Catholic education

Thanks to a $10 million multi-year investment from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE) will be able to serve every Catholic elementary school in Minnesota’s six dioceses — including St. Cloud.

Now in its 13th year, the Catholic Schools Raffle has raised over $11 million for Catholic schools in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith told the students he, too, had benefited from receiving a Catholic education and long ago learned the value of prayer in his life and work.

Vaccinations are not required for students and adults in diocesan Catholic schools “but are strongly encouraged for those eligible to receive them,” according to the 2021-2022 Catholic school opening guidance from the Diocese of St. Cloud sent Aug. 18 to Catholic school principals and pastors.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Astronaut Pamela Melroy deputy administrator for NASA after being nominated by President Joe Biden.

The June 6 blessing and groundbreaking ceremony, which took just minutes in Perham on the block owned by St. Henry’s Church, was the culmination of six years of prayer, planning and pledges by parishioners dedicated to investing in their children’s education and the life of the church.

Drawing from the influence and writings of St. John Paul II, editors Chris Sinacola and Cara Stillings Candal describe opportunities and challenges of attaining the goal of a vibrant Catholic education for students in Massachusetts.

The school “has been facing considerable challenges for some time due to changing demographics, diminishing enrollments and other barriers to long-term operational vitality,” according to a May 1 news release from the diocese.