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Several Catholic University faculty members have personally encountered Pope Francis. Below is one in a series of stories on their encounters. Brian Engelland, interim dean of the School of [...]

In the months leading up to Pope Francis’s visit to the United States in September, Catholic University is highlighting the work members of the CUA family are doing in the community. The [...]

Pope Francis described Saint Francis of Assisi as “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation,” which inspired him to select the name Francis for his papacy. In [...]

On Monday, Aug. 24, The Catholic University of America installed a 150-foot cell phone tower to prepare for the Sept. 23 visit of Pope Francis. The tower, which is located between Father [...]

Pope Francis is famous for surprises. He makes surprise stops during his travels. He shows up at Mass unannounced. But perhaps the biggest surprise this year was his proclamation of an [...]

In the last three years, I attended the annual meetings of the Engineering Deans of Catholic Colleges and Universities (EDCU) in the U.S. and had the honor to serve as organizing co-chair of the [...]

In just over one month, media will arrive on campus eagerly awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis. Today, TV crews in satellite trucks arrived at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the [...]

The district of Galilee in northern Palestine was one of the places I really enjoyed when I visited the Holy Land several years ago. It contrasted sharply with the dry and dusty region of the [...]

It’s not every day that the Pope drops by a university, even a Catholic one, even THE Catholic University of America. By the end of the day on Sept. 23, 2015, three different popes will [...]

Out of all the amazing things that Pope Francis will do on his mission to America next month, what’s the most amazing? Addressing the United Nations? Being the first Pope to address a joint [...]