Pope Pushes To Help The Poor, But Catholic Colleges Leave Them Behind
Pope Francis has made serving the poor a central tenet of his papacy. "Wealth makes us poor," he told Cuban worshippers on Sunday , urging them not to forget "the smallest, the most abandoned." As the pope makes his first visit to the United States, he might want to reiterate that message to the nation's Catholic colleges. A ProPublica analysis of newly available federal data shows that some of … Read News

As Pope Pushes To Help The Poor, Catholic Universities Leave Them Behind
By Annie Waldman Update, Sept. 24, 2015: We have added a reference to a Hechinger Report story that also explored the lack of financial aid at Catholic schools. Pope Francis has made serving the poor a central tenet of his papacy. “Wealth makes us poor,” he told Cuban worshippers on Sunday , urging them not to forget “the smallest, the most abandoned.” As the pope makes his first visit to the … Read News