The annual gathering of Catholic educators from around the country April 6-8 was in many ways a tribute to how they have done their jobs this past year amid COVID-19.
NCEA convention highlights Catholic educators in challenging pandemic year
Five top-5 lists drawn from the Vatican’s Statistical Yearbook
The Statistical Yearbook of the Church, which was published in March, contains more than 500 pages of charts and statistical data on Church life in every region of the world and almost every nation.
St. Paul priest plans to auction coveted baseball cards to aid low-income students
A baseball card collection worth thousands of dollars was a split second away from being dropped into a trash can and disappearing forever in a landfill.
Catholic Community Schools moving to distance learning
Cathedral High School started distance learning the week of Nov. 16, but distance learning for K-6 schools in the CCS school system begins Nov. 30. Catholic Community Schools will remain in distance learning through the holidays.
Planning during a pandemic for our Catholic schools, faith formation programs
The St. Cloud Diocese is committed to high safety requirements and public health mandates when reopening our schools and starting our faith formation programs.
Catholic Community Schools to move forward with in-person learning this fall
Classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 1 in all CCS elementary schools and Sept. 8 at Cathedral High School.
Church leaders seek aid for Catholic students in coronavirus relief bill
Some of the country’s most prominent church leaders appealed to Congressional negotiators to include financial support for families to continue to send their children to Catholic and non-public schools in a coronavirus relief bill currently being negotiated.
Catholic schools unveil reopening plans for worrisome fall term
U.S. Catholic schools are tweaking their reopening plans for a worrisome fall term by consulting parents and training staff for face-to-face instruction in many cases but with distance-learning programs in place as well.