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New collaboration based on Catholic social teaching prepares students for public service

Here is a roundup of recent Catholic education news.

Echoing encyclical, Vance says decisions about life and death 'must be made by humans, not machines’

The vice president told Air Force Academy graduates to "use technology to make you better, but never submit to it.”

Swiss bishops back ban on LGBT conversion measures, cite ‘spiritual abuse’ risk

Switzerland's Catholic bishops backed a national ban on LGBT so-called conversion measures, warning they can become "spiritual abuse" in God's name while urging that genuine pastoral care be protected.

Pope Leo will visit a polarized Spain in political turmoil but where all sides want to hear him

In the divisive political climate in Spain, some say there is the risk that political factions will try to use the pope's words to their advantage.

Defending marriage ‘is not against anyone’s dignity,’ Polish bishops say

As an EU court presses member states to recognize same-sex "marriages," Poland's bishops insist defending marriage takes nothing from anyone's dignity.

As Trump welcomes more Afrikaner refugees, Catholic bishops call for others to also be included

The Trump administration authorized 10,000 more Afrikaners from South Africa to be admitted as refugees, and Bishop Brendan Cahill said U.S. protection should not be limited to a single group.

Fulani militants cause most deaths in Nigeria religious violence, USCIRF says

"Central Nigeria remains entrenched in an intense, daily, and seemingly perpetual crisis of insecurity," the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in a recent report.

U.S. bishops’ report shows slight rise in abuse claims as settlement amounts surge 69%

The 2025 report showed 168 more allegations than in the previous audit year.

PHOTOS: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage processes through historic Savannah, Georgia

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage spent four days in Georgia this week and processed through historic downtown Savannah before heading up to the Carolinas.

Washington Nationals executive implies team discriminates against Catholic pitcher in secret video

A purported sting video by James O'Keefe apparently shows an executive for the baseball team saying the team excludes Trevor Williams in activities due to his religion.