Catholic schools understand education is essential part of salvation Publicly-taught students learn practical skills, but those at religious institutions understand God s creation Follow Us
Question of the Day In this Nov. 5, 1997 photo, students walk down a stairwell between classes at The Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore. Catholic schools have faced tough times for years, but the pace of closures is accelerating dramatically amid economic fallout . more >ANALYSIS/OPINION:
In 1088, the first university in the world, the University of Bologna, was founded by the Catholic Church, primarily to teach canon and Roman law. The Catholic Church also established the first universities in France, in England, in Germany, in Sweden pretty much everywhere.