November 12, 1999

Have Catholic Colleges Reached an Impasse?

By JAMES L. HEFT, S.M.

Next week, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops will gather in Washington for its annual meeting. Prominent on the bishops' agenda will be Ex corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II's apostolic statement on Roman Catholic higher education. Precisely how Ex corde should apply in practice at the 230-plus Catholic colleges and universities in the United States will be the subject of discussion, and perhaps a vote, by the bishops.

The issues raised by Ex corde

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