Catholic schools
Teen girl says her Catholic high school disciplined her for being gay
By Alejandra Molina — November 19, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A Los Angeles County Catholic high school has made headlines after a teenage girl told BuzzFeed News that school administrators forced her into counseling for being gay.
Indiana teacher fired for same-sex marriage sues archdiocese
By Ken Kusmer — July 11, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joshua Payne-Elliott said, 'We hope that this case will put a stop to the targeting of LGBTQ employees and their families.'
Catholic schools struggle to accommodate disabilities
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 28, 2018
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) — Disability practices aren’t uniform across Catholic schools, and families wanting a Catholic education for their disabled children face tough choices.
The nones — and nuns — are all right in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 5, 2018
(RNS) — 'I felt, as a moviegoer, kind of making fun of Catholic school has been covered,' Gerwig told RNS.
Catholic school in Italy fined for firing gay teacher
By David Gibson — June 23, 2016
ROME (RNS) A nun quizzed the employee about her sexual orientation, and the woman was later fired. A court said that was discrimination and fined the Catholic school almost $30,000.
Let’s not sacrifice Catholic teachings on the altar of capitalism (COMMENTARY)
By Charles C. Camosy — March 29, 2016
(RNS) Catholic leaders should at least have enough confidence to use our tradition as the basis for thinking about our how to reform our institutions.
Catholic school reconsiders transgender student ban
By Aysha Khan — March 8, 2016
(RNS) After the community backlash, the school "has been exploring ways in which it might provide reasonable accommodations for transgender students," officials said.
Catholic school violated gay man’s rights, judge rules
By Reuters — December 17, 2015
A Boston area Catholic School revoked its job offer when the man cited his husband as an emergency contact.
Pope Francis ‘speaks’ beyond words. Watch him
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 25, 2015
On this papal visit, he embodies his words: Go out fearlessly. Listen to everyone. Seek the prayers of the powerless on earth who have equal power in heaven.
Some fans hope Pope Francis can boost US Catholic schools
By Lauren Markoe — September 23, 2015
(RNS) Catholic school enrollment has fallen drastically over the decades -- but not everywhere.
San Francisco archbishop rejects lawmakers’ criticism on morality clauses
By David Gibson — February 20, 2015
(RNS) The San Francisco archbishop is under fire for morality clauses for Catholic schoolteachers, and a pamphlet distributed to children that asked them about masturbation and abortion.
Fallout in the neighborhood when a Catholic school closes
By Lauren Markoe — August 21, 2014
(RNS) There are about half as many Catholic schools in the U.S. as there were 50 years ago. A new book examines the impact on local communities.
Catholic schools fight to keep doors open as future dims
By Neil Haggerty — July 8, 2014
(RNS) Enrollment in Catholic schools across the country has been on a steady decline since the 1960s.
Dwindling Catholic schools see future in Latino students
By Aaron Schrank — February 28, 2013
LOS ANGELES (RNS) As the country’s fastest-growing population, Latinos now make up nearly 40 percent of all U.S. Catholics, but represent less than 14 percent of students at Catholic schools. Catholic leaders now tout Latino outreach as one answer to the schools’ problems.
Innovative program helps retain Catholic teachers
By Gregg Brekke — January 2, 2013
CLEVELAND (RNS) Faced with the increasingly difficult task of recruiting and retaining quality teachers in cash-strapped Catholic schools, an innovative mentoring program pairs young teachers with mentors, roommates and financial incentives to stay in the classroom. By Gregg Brekke.
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