Year in Review: Top Stories of 2025
Memorable Moments
Our top stories of the year capture the spirit of The Catholic University of America as a community committed to faith, research, and serving the common good. This collection brings together some of the moments that mattered most.
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Catholic University Designated an R1 Research University
The R1 designation recognizes The Catholic University of America as among a select number of the highest performing research universities in the nation.
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Remembering Pope Francis
Pope Francis' 2015 visit to campus was a memorable moment of connection to the papacy.
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Students Celebrate Election of First U.S. Pope
The election of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV, was a big moment for one of the most important places for the Catholic Church in the United States.
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Microsoft Leader Tapped to Direct New AI Institute
Taylor Black, director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is the founding director of the Leonum Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies.
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New Theology Faculty Focus on Human Dignity, Carmelite Spirituality
The School of Theology and Religious Studies welcomed three new faculty this fall semester: Angela Franks, MA 1998, associate professor in systematic theology; Charles Camosy, associate professor of moral theology/ethics; and Father Craig Morrison, O.Carm., MA 1989, the new chair of the Center for Carmelite Studies.
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Undergraduate Nursing Program Among Top 30 in the U.S.
The U.S. News & World Report ranked the BSN program #28 out of 686 nationwide.
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Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks at University’s Law School
The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT) at the Columbus School of Law opened its academic year of programming by hosting a conversation with a Supreme Court justice.
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Sainthood Sought for Alumnus
Daniel Anderl, B.A. 2021 (in memoriam), was a rising junior when he was shot at his family's home by an assailant targeting his mother, a federal judge. Daniel is remembered for his commitment to his faith and campus community.
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Campus Lab Builds Critical Components of LHC Upgrade
University researchers are part of an international effort upgrading the pixel detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest particle accelerator, for the next generation of discoveries about the fundamental forces that shape our universe.
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Our Campus, Our Future
University President Peter Kilpatrick gave a State of the University address about the successes, challenges, and opportunities presented by a strategic renewal for the future of the institution.
Can AI Ever Be Human?
A June 11 campus conversation sparked by a new Catholic University of America Press book, Can AI Ever be Human? Consciousness Explored, turned into something far bigger: a wide-ranging dialogue about artificial intelligence, human dignity, and the soul of a new papal encyclical.
National Summit of Faith-based Colleges and Universities Models Campus Culture of Civil Dialogue
Civil dialogue experts from across the country gathered at The Catholic University of America to discuss how faith-based colleges and universities can foster conversation rather than polarization. This public session, held on June 8 in Heritage Hall, was part of the third annual convening of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Faith-Based Colleges and Universities.
Unpacking Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: Media Turn to Catholic University Experts
From the BBC to The Washington Post, media have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) experts and ethicists at The Catholic University of America to explain the meaning and impact of Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in The Time of Artificial Intelligence.