The National Catholic Education Association report highlights that 18% of students in U.S. Catholic schools use school choice programs, up by nearly 5% from last year.   / Credit: RasyidArt/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:05 pm (CNA). The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) this week released the annual report for Catholic school data,…

Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee, Florida, Thursday, April 17, 2025. / Credit: AP Photo/Kate Payne CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 15:31 pm (CNA). Catholic students at Florida State University have been praying and assiting their fellow Seminoles amid a mass shooting…

The University of Notre Dame. / Credit: Grindstone Media Group/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 13:32 pm (CNA). A Wednesday report by an education watchdog organization identified 20 Catholic colleges and universities that had “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs.  Defending Education, a national grassroots group combating “indoctrination in classrooms,” identified more than 350…

Priests gather at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. / Credit: Photo by Josh Applegate, in partnership with the National Eucharistic Congress Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:03 pm (CNA). More than 400 men will be ordained to the priesthood in the U.S. this year, and on average they began to consider…

Stained0glass window of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Aldhelm’s in Malmesbury, England. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Thomas Kulandaisamy/Catholic Herald CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2025 / 14:34 pm (CNA). Blessed Carlo Acutis, the gaming teenager who had a deep love for Christ in the Eucharist, is about to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint….