University of Mary News

"Despite assurances from the Administration to the contrary, this mandate would still insist that every employee at Catholic universities and colleges be enrolled in an insurance regiment that includes abortion causing drugs," said Monsignor Stuart Swetland.

University of Mary theologian Dr. Leroy Huizenga reflects on North Dakota's passage of three major pro-life bills last week.

Christian artists form across the United States will soon attend a yearly event at University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, to celebrate and exhibit Christian art.

According to the Bismarck Tribune, University of Mary President James Shea, 37, was one of six western North Dakota priests appointed as monsignor in early December.

Many Catholic colleges and universities are taking part in the “Year of Faith” proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, with spiritual and academic activities aimed at strengthening faith on campus, according to a new report published by The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS).

The Cardinal Newman Society today released the 2012-2013 edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College with significant new features, as well as a new companion magazine for Catholic high school students and their parents titled My Future, My Faith.

The Cardinal Newman Society has signed and helped organize Catholic college signers for a court brief in support of lawsuits filed against the Obama administration by Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College.

President of the University of Mary—the only Catholic college in North Dakota—Father James P. Shea attributed the resounding defeat of a proposed religious liberty amendment to the North Dakota constitution to a barrage of late-breaking activity by Planned Parenthood and like-minded organizations.

As president of University of Mary—North Dakota’s only Catholic college—Father James P. Shea is, not surprisingly, taking a visible role in supporting a proposed religious liberty amendment to the state constitution.

"wants to enhance the Catholic identity of the university, strengthen its Christian identity"