Posts Tagged ‘Catholic universities’

Catholic universities must be missionary in spirit, pope says

Monday, May 8th, 2023

Pope Francis said that Catholic universities must be outward-looking and prepare their students to engage with the world’s problems rather than teaching rigid ideas. “We need minds, hearts and hands that are up to the challenge of reality, not the narrowness of ideologies,” he told a delegation from the Organization of Catholic Universities of Latin Read more

Catholic academics push for US immigration reform

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

The presidents of more than a third of the 244 Catholic universities and tertiary colleges in the United States have called on Congress to pass immigration reform, saying the current treatment of immigrants is “morally indefensible”. The 93 presidents have appealed directly to all 163 Catholic members of Congress, many of whom are graduates of Read more

UK to get first Catholic universities since the Reformation

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

The British Government has announced that two Catholic colleges are to be given full university status, making them Britain’s first Catholic universities since the Reformation. Leeds Trinity University College and Newman University College each started as teacher training colleges in the 1960s. Their new status will prove valuable as each institution looks to develop international Read more