Catholic Schools

The enrollment increase was from Catholic elementary schools and overall grew overall by 5.8% — primarily due to the sharp rise in the number of prekindergarten students. Catholic secondary schools’ enrollment went down by 0.4% this year.

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

Students’ questions ranged from asking about Barrett’s interests as an elementary school student to broader questions about her new role on the nine-member court.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit Dec. 16, 2021, against the Los Angeles Unified School District for keeping millions in Title I funds from LA Catholic schools, as per a ruling by the state of California in June.

Catholic priests have a “critically important” role in Catholic schools and need a source of advice and support for that role.

In oral arguments that took nearly two hours, several of the justices found fault with the state’s decision process in determining just how religious a school was to decide if it could participate or not.

Of Lebanon’s 330 Catholic schools in Lebanon, educating nearly 200,000 students, 80% of the schools are under the risk of closing, said Melkite Father Youssef Nasr, secretary-general of Catholic schools in Lebanon.

To aid the promotion of families, Minnesota Catholic Conference staff are continuing to advocate for reforms to payday lending policies.