Education watchdog group identifies 20 Catholic universities with DEI programs — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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Over 400 men in U.S. to be ordained in 2025; most felt called to priesthood by age 16 — By: Catholic News Agency

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…

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Here’s how to pray the official novena to soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis — By: Catholic News Agency

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….

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