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Joshua Judges Ruth: Students happy to return to sin-free environment
ANONYMOUS AN OBSERVANT SOCIALITE After nearly a month of break, students are expressing their joy as they return to an environment unclouded by the stain of moral depravity. “Four weeks is a long time to be surrounded by the unholy majority,” said freshman Jepthro Minkle, who recently declared a theology minor. “I never understood how sinful my […]
More than 200 Franciscan students travel to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis, attend papal Mass
BY HANNAH CRITES ASSISTANT EDITOR Students from Franciscan University traveled to Philadelphia on Sept. 27 to attend an open-air Mass celebrated by Pope Francis, to hear his message about familial love and to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. “There was kind of (a) cool parallel that happened,” said freshman Rachel Shumar. “We pressed against the […]
Franciscan University stresses ‘acceptability, flexibility and compassion’ if student pregnancy arises
BY JOHN GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Pope Francis does not value your toothbrush. Not as much, anyway, as the inviolability of human existence. “A pregnant woman isn’t carrying a toothbrush in her belly, or a tumor. … We are in the presence of a human being,” said Pope Francis. It is this unique presence to which […]