Catholic Educators Call for Reform to Buck Trend of Parish School Closures

Catholic Educators Call for Reform to Buck Trend of Parish School Closures

rchbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, center, speaks at a panel in May 2026 on Catholic education at the Front Royal Summit where Catholic educators are calling for reform. The “Front Royal Statement” by Catholic educators, bishops, and practitioners proposed “seven cardinal principles” for Catholic K-12 schools.

The Front Royal Statement outlines cardinal principles for Catholic education

One of the striking lessons of the past century is that movements seeking to transform society eventually turn their attention to education. Political victories can be reversed, laws repealed, elections lost. But shape the imagination [...]