Catholic higher ed in 2023: 3 universities that thrived, 1 that decided to close its doors — By: Catholic News Agency

Portiuncula chapel on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville. / Credit: Franciscan University of Steubenville Denver, Colo., Dec 29, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA). According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), there are almost 250 Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. Recent information from the Cardinal Newman Society, a nonprofit founded…

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Vatican announces art contest for Stations of the Cross to be displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica — By: Catholic News Agency

“Christ Carrying the Cross” by Titian (1490–1576). / Credit: Titian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Rome Newsroom, Dec 29, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA). Attention Catholic artists: The Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica along with the works of Renaissance masters Michelangelo and…

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French priest and Holocaust expert counters attempts to exploit Jesus for anti-Israel agenda — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Patrick Desbois leads Yahad-In Unum, an organization created to the locate the sites of mass graves of Jewish victims of WWII Nazi mobile killing units. / Credit: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 28, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA). A French priest and Holocaust expert criticized Israel’s detractors, especially viral social…

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