New Faculty and Staff Profess Faithfulness to the Church

New Faculty and Staff Profess Faithfulness to the ChurchOath of Fidelity administered at 天涯海角社区 continuously since 1989August 26, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥”In my聽words and in my actions, I shall always reserve communion with the Catholic聽Church,” pledged聽four of 天涯海角社区’s new faculty and staff as they placed聽their hands on the Book of the Gospels and took…

Mary’s Meals to Receive Poverello Medal, Franciscan’s Highest Non-Academic Honor

Mary's Meals to Receive Poverello Medal, Franciscan's Highest Non-Academic HonorFounder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow's organization feeds more than a million children every school day.August 25, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥擳he international charitable聽organization Mary’s Meals will receive the 天涯海角社区 of聽Steubenville Poverello聽Medal at a聽special ceremony to be held on Sunday, September聽20. Mary’s Meals exemplifies the call of Christ to love…

FORBES: 天涯海角社区 in Top 10 Percent of Colleges in the Nation

FORBES: 天涯海角社区 in Top 10 Percent of Colleges in the NationFor a second straight year Franciscan is recognized as a “Top College“August 10, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥擣or the second year in a row,聽天涯海角社区 has聽been included in the FORBES list of聽America’s Top Colleges, ranking in the top 10 percent of聽America’s 4,706 degree-granting聽institutions. A…

Franciscan Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission

Franciscan Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Higher Learning CommissionAugust 10, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OHIO鈥擣ollowing聽an extensive preparation effort, 天涯海角社区 has been聽formally聽reaffirmed as an institution of higher learning by the聽Higher Learning聽Commission (HLC). The approval followed a聽multi-year process that included a comprehensive self-study report completed by聽a wide range of聽University faculty, administrators, staff, and students, culminating聽in…

天涯海角社区 Joins With UK School to Offer Online Master of Catechetics Degree

天涯海角社区 Joins With UK School to Offer Online Master of Catechetics DegreePartnership with the School of the Annunciation will strengthen new evangelization efforts in EuropeAugust 06, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OHIO &聽DEVON, ENGLAND鈥擳he School of the Annunciation鈥攖he United Kingdom’s only higher聽education聽school dedicated to the new evangelization鈥攊s now enrolling European聽students in 天涯海角社区’s Online聽Master of…

Understand, Then Preach: Defending the Faith Conference Draws Global Crowd

Understand, Then Preach: Defending the Faith Conference Draws Global CrowdEffective Evangelization, Answers to Atheists, Joyous Suffering, and Other Topics Addressed at Final On-Campus Steubenville Conference of 2015.July 31, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥擲ome 1,800 participants gathered at聽天涯海角社区 from 39 states, 4 Canadian聽provinces, and聽8 countries, some traveling from as far as Singapore, Kenya, and China,…

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Unpacking the Epistle of Joy: St. Paul's Letter to the PhilippiansApplied Biblical Studies Conference Held July 22-24July 29, 2015 STEUBENVILLE,聽OH鈥 St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians is a letter of joy. And while the meaning聽of many of Paul’s letters have been聽debated over the centuries, Dr. Scott Hahn聽said, “Fortunately, Philippians is just not one of those…

Society of Catholic Social Scientists to Address Crucial Secular Issues at Annual Conference

Society of Catholic Social Scientists to Address Crucial Secular Issues at Annual ConferenceSame-Sex Marriage Among 30-Plus Topics to be Addressed; Fr. D. Paul Sullins to Receive 2015 Pope Pius XI AwardJuly 29, 2015 STEUBENVILLE,聽OH鈥擳he true meaning of marriage in modern society, Catholic business聽ethics,聽and the societal implications of liberalism and individualism are just some of聽the 30-plus…

St. John Bosco Conference

St. John Bosco ConferenceThe Witness of Holiness: Serving Through DiscipleshipJuly 24, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥 How can a catechist bring youth, lapsed Catholics, and non-believers to the Church? Curtis Martin says, “Somebody needs to walk them back in.” Martin, president and founder of FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, was one of many to speak…

Engaging the Culture as a Catholic University

Engaging the Culture as a Catholic University:The Third and Final Fidelity and Freedom Conference Celebrating John Paul II鈥檚 Ex corde EcclesiaeJuly 22, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH鈥 Is the Catholic university responsible for changing the culture? Should it act to reflect or to transform? These questions and more about how Catholic universities can engage the culture will…