The incident at Cornell University reflected the religious and ethnic tensions, often involving Jews and Muslims, that have escalated at colleges nationwide since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7.
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Notre Dame of Maryland University completes $9 million renovation
Dozens of alumni, students, elected officials and community supporters joined Notre Dame of Maryland University officials Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a $9 million renovation of the Knott Science and Innovation Center.
Tim Scott praises Netanyahu for ‘restraint’, blasts Trump criticism at Georgetown event
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., a Republican presidential candidate, praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Oct. 16 for demonstrating “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel about a week prior, and pushed back on his party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, for his criticism of Netanyahu days after the attack.
President of University of Notre Dame to step down at end of academic year
The longtime president of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana will step down at the end of the current academic year to return to teaching and ministry at the school.
Radio Interview: Inspiring Heroes of Mount St. Mary’s
John Singleton shares stories of inspiring heroes from Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg who have shaped Catholicism and the United States. Stories include those who persevered through difficult times and world events, a missionary who was imprisoned for his faith in China, a missionary who was martyred in service to the poor in Guatemala and one whose love for the Blessed Mother continues to inspire many to make pilgrimages from near and far.
Catholic colleges, universities condemn Hamas attacks on Israel, pray for peace
Catholic colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have condemned a devastating attack on Israel, while calling for prayers for peace.
Justice Barrett discusses originalism, praises ‘academic freedom’ at CUA law event
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett discussed the importance of academic freedom and offered career advice in remarks to law students at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington Sept. 21.
Catholic student center at Washington’s Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman
On a day when history was made 60 years earlier with the March on Washington, Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in the nation’s capital, noted that the campus ministry program there was making history of its own, with the blessing and dedication of its new Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center.
Descendants of people enslaved and sold by the Jesuits in 1838 reunite for family reunion in Southern Maryland
The Reclamation Project’s Southern Maryland GU272 – Jesuit Enslaved Descendant Gathering over the Labor Day weekend drew hundreds of people who, in addition to touring the plantations and historic churches in that region, also gathered at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City for presentations from scholars and testimonies from fellow descendants.
60 years after March on Washington, Georgetown panel says MLK’s dream yet unfulfilled
Sixty years after the March on Washington, there is still work to be done to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality, a Georgetown University panel said Aug. 28.
Catholic parishes relied on faith, prudent planning during university shooting
Two North Carolina pastors told OSV News their parish security plans were put to a real-life test when an active shooting unfolded nearby — and safety and mental health ministries are serving as a model for other churches, said lay leaders.
‘There’s no knocking down God’: Catholic college students weather ‘hurriquake’ with faith
Students at a Catholic liberal arts college in California told OSV News that they’re more ready than ever for the new school year, after weathering both a major storm and an earthquake on the same day.