Boston College

An increasing number of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities have required students to get the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus. But some major Catholic institutions have not, including the Catholic University of America.

In a statement provided to NCR, Boston College said the accusations against Richard Gaillardetz "are not only not credible but are also false," according to the law firm of DeMoura Smith LLP, which was retained by the Jesuit-run institution to investigate the allegations

Boston College is investigating the chairman of its theology department, Richard Gaillardetz, following allegations he sexually assaulted a former classmate more than three decades ago.

Distinctly Catholic: The bishops can seize this moment and embrace a more nuanced, and frankly more theologically sophisticated understanding of religious liberty, or they can pick fights with the president, straining our supple theology to cohere with an intransigent political agenda.

Students are demanding a stronger response from Boston College after two recent cases in which white students were accused of harassing Black and Hispanic students in a campus dorm.

Roman Catholics account for a bit more than 20% of the U.S. population, yet they are on track to hold six of the Supreme Court's nine seats now that President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill its vacancy.

Federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett is emerging as a likely nominee to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reawakening a debate over Barrett's views on law and religion.

Signs of the Times: I can see the headlines now: "Papal encyclical condemned as sexist." Groan!