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UP Spirit of Holy Cross Award Recipient Receives More Recognition
The United States Province announced on Sept. 15, 2011, the solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Feast Day for the Congregation of Holy Cross,...

Volunteers of America Partners with King’s College
The local chapter of Volunteers of America has launched Learning Works, a new after-school program that is helping more than 100 Wilkes-Barre Area...

Rev. Robert H. Hoffman, C.S.C.
Rev. Robert M. Hoffman, C.S.C., passed away on February 13, 2012 at Holy Cross House in Notre Dame, Ind. He was 90 years old. Fr. Hoffman was born...

Institute for Church Life to host bishops’ discussion of celibacy
Some 25 Catholic bishops will be among the theologians, pastoral ministers, men and women religious and interested laypeople gathered at the...

UP joins nationwide competition to reduce electricity and water
College students from more than 150 schools across the country are competing to reduce energy and water consumption, and University of Portland...

Conference offers contemporary stories of holiness
A conference at the University of Notre Dame next week (Feb. 5 to 8) will bring together Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs and Buddhists for four days...

Family Theater Productions Focuses on Families.
Family Theater Productions, founded in 1947 by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., serves families using mass media to entertain, inspire, and educate...

World Day for Consecrated Life
The Catholic Church celebrates World Day for Consecrated Life on Thursday, February 2, and will also be observed on Sunday, February 5, 2012, in...

Student Engagement at Stonehill on the Rise
Practicum or internship experience and community service are the hallmarks of student engagement at Stonehill College, a Holy Cross institution,...

Rev. Andrew M. Sebesta, C.S.C.
Rev. Andrew M. Sebesta, C.S.C., passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at MD Anderson Medical Center in Houston after a seven-year battle with a...

Notre Dame reaches No. 10 on Peace Corps’ college rankings
For the twelfth year in a row, the University of Notre Dame has placed on the Peace Corps' list of top universities nationwide producing Peace Corps...

Downtown Chapel Unveils New Name on St. Andre’s Feast Day
Today, in honor of and on the feast day of Holy Cross' first saint, Saint Andre Bessette, the Downtown Chapel unveils its new name and identity -...

Rev. Gerard Olinger, C.S.C., promoted to VP for Student Affairs
Rev. Gerard J. Olinger, C.S.C., has been appointed Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Portland, effective January 1, 2012. The...

Family Rosary – Philippines Reaches Out to New Areas
In 2011, Family Rosary Philippines celebrated their 60th Anniversary. Part of the celebration was establishing new Family Rosary Crusase Units. A...

District of East Africa Elects a New Superior & Councilors
Kampala, Uganda -- At its most recent District Chapter on Dec. 31, 2011, the District of East Africa elected a Superior and District Councilors....