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The new president of Brescia University College is a political scientist who wants to liberate social justice from politics and an educator who wants to free teaching from the classroom. Lauretta Conklin Frederking has been named the 13th principal and the new president of CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp only Catholic womenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp college. The London, Ont., college was founded by the Ursuline Sisters in 1919. Its 1,500 students also attend Western University.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Education Sun, 16 May 2021 08:59:08 -0400 Gift to Brescia will develop women leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders

A $200,000 gift from the RBC FoundationöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Future Launch program will help enhance leadership opportunities for the women at CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp only womenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp university.

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:19:09 -0400 Potential terrorists threatened Pope, say police in Italy, Kosovo /home/international/item/21379-potential-terrorists-threatened-pope-say-police-in-italy-kosovo /home/international/item/21379-potential-terrorists-threatened-pope-say-police-in-italy-kosovo

BRESCIA, Italy - Italian State Police in Brescia, working with their counterparts in Kosovo, announced Dec. 1 that they had taken action against four Kosovars they believed to be terrorist risks and who, police said, made threats on social media against Pope Francis.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:45:51 -0500 Paul VI beatification highlights dialogue, Vatican II, love for Church /faith/item/18967-paul-vi-beatification-highlights-dialogue-vatican-ii-love-for-church /faith/item/18967-paul-vi-beatification-highlights-dialogue-vatican-ii-love-for-church

VATICAN CITY - Meeting Catholics from Pope Paul VI's home diocese, Brescia, Pope Francis said his predecessor's witness "nourishes within us the flame of love for Christ, love for the Church and the drive to proclaim the Gospel to the people of today with mercy, patience, courage and joy."

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