University of Notre Dame partners with Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The University of Notre Dame partners with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Ave Maria celebrates Ireland campus milestone, and more in this week's Catholic education news roundup.

Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to 'remain with Jesus'

The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops.

Synod group calls for gender-equality mechanisms in Church workplaces

The final report also proposes a greater role for women religious in selecting bishops who oversee consecrated life and clearer agreements between dioceses and religious institutes.

Catholic theologian takes job in Trump's Department of Homeland Security

Chad Pecknold, a longtime professor at The Catholic University of America, has begun working for the government agency that oversees immigration enforcement.

Controversial 'Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities' included at Mass in Brazil

This past Sept. 7, the "Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities" was included as part of a Mass marking Brazil's annual "Cry of the Excluded" event.

U.S. Catholic bishops join Southern Baptists in urging Supreme Court to block 'finality' rule

Daniel Grand, a Jewish resident of Ohio, is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to pursue a religious liberty claim without administrative hurdles.

U.S. dioceses to receive tilma replicas for 500th anniversary of Marian apparitions at Tepeyac

Hoped-for fruits of the effort include the renewal of a Christocentric faith through Marian mediation and a network of Marian shrines as "privileged spaces for the rebirth of hope."

'No more ego lifting': How one Catholic gym is putting God at the center of fitness

A Catholic gym is helping people transform their workouts into opportunities for prayer, discipline, and service.

EWTN to air film on St. Peter Claver, slave of the slaves

"Saint Peter Claver — Slave of the Slaves" will air on EWTN on Sept. 9.

Apostolic nuncio in Ghana challenges West African youth to transform Africa

"You are not a lost generation; you are the 'today of God,'" the pope's representative told participants at the first-ever West African Youth Day in Accra on Tuesday.