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Junipero Serra school in San Diego loses name and mascot"We shouldn’t be cheering for conquistadors"

Junipero Serra school in San Diego loses name and mascot
"We shouldn’t be cheering for conquistadors"

San Diego Unified’s Junipero Serra High School will now be called Canyon Hills High School after students successfully petitioned for the name change, saying that the name of the founder of California’s mission system is offensive

St. Michael’s in Paradise Hills area of San Diego to closeZip code has less than half of the children as nearby areas

St. Michael’s in Paradise Hills area of San Diego to close
Zip code has less than half of the children as nearby areas

The Diocese of San Diego announced the closure of St. Michael Academy at the end of the school year in June. The preschool will remain open. The staff, home parish and Office for

St. Francis in Mountain View sued for judging too quicklyAcne masks thought to be blackface

St. Francis in Mountain View sued for judging too quickly
Acne masks thought to be blackface

St. Francis Catholic High School in Mountain View is fighting a $20 million lawsuit that claims it forced out two teenage boys because school administrators thought they had posed for blackface photos when they were actually

Sacramento Catholic school removes students over mom’s racy photosParents of three students at Sacred Heart Parish School promoted, profited from images inconsistent with Catholic morality

Sacramento Catholic school removes students over mom’s racy photos
Parents of three students at Sacred Heart Parish School promoted, profited from images inconsistent with Catholic morality

A Sacramento Catholic K-8 school has removed three of its students after finding explicit images of their mother online.

Crystal Jackson is a Sacramento mom of three young boys who all attended Sacred

Homeschoolers are nextJill Filipovic and Elizabeth Bartholet push window open

Homeschoolers are next
Jill Filipovic and Elizabeth Bartholet push window open

Perhaps I was wrong. Just a few weeks ago, right after the presidential inauguration, one of my wife’s close friends, another parent in our homeschooling co-op, expressed her fear that homeschooling is likely to come under

Pope Francis’ message to Los Angeles catechistsFollow the Good Samaritan

Pope Francis’ message to Los Angeles catechists
Follow the Good Samaritan

In a video message to the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Pope Francis said Thursday the suffering caused by the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to change and to have greater solidarity with others.

Covid blamed for huge drop in Catholic school enrollmentMore than 200 schools closed, enrollment down 6.4% for 2020-2021 academic year — the biggest percentage drop since 1973

Covid blamed for huge drop in Catholic school enrollment
More than 200 schools closed, enrollment down 6.4% for 2020-2021 academic year — the biggest percentage drop since 1973

Enrollment at Catholic schools this academic year has seen its largest drop in nearly half a century, according to a new report.

A data brief of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) showed

How San Francisco school board president sees Lincoln"He has contributed to the pain of the decimation of people"

How San Francisco school board president sees Lincoln
"He has contributed to the pain of the decimation of people"

Last week, The New Yorker ran an interview with San Francisco school board President Gabriela López, a 30-year-old former teacher leading the district’s charge to bury American history. It’s eye-opening, to say the least.

Pope to address L.A.’s religious ed congressJoins Bishop McElroy and Father Boyle

Pope to address L.A.’s religious ed congress
Joins Bishop McElroy and Father Boyle

Pope Francis will speak to participants at this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, taking place virtually Feb. 18-21, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced Tuesday. The pope’s video message will be delivered

L.A. Catholic schools getting ready to openSpaced-out desks, plexiglass dividers

L.A. Catholic schools getting ready to open
Spaced-out desks, plexiglass dividers

On Thursday, St. Dominic Catholic School [in Eagle Rock] celebrated 100 days of school, albeit virtually. Since the start of the school year administrators have been preparing for the day when students would

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