Catholic universities

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religiously affiliated higher education institution type of university

Catholic universities are higher education institutions that integrate academic study with Catholic intellectual, moral, and spiritual traditions under the guidance of the Catholic Church.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Catholic identity of the University of Notre Dame 1
Catholic institutes of higher studies 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf religiously affiliated higher education institution ⓘ
type of university ⓘ
educate clergy ⓘ
lay students ⓘ
religious ⓘ
emphasize campus ministry ⓘ
community life ⓘ
ethical formation ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
integration of faith and reason ⓘ
liberal arts education ⓘ
sacramental life ⓘ
service to others ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
existIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
South America ⓘ
field higher education ⓘ
guidedBy Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
haveCharacteristic Catholic identity statements ⓘ
campus liturgies ⓘ
codes of conduct reflecting Catholic moral teaching ⓘ
pastoral care services ⓘ
service-learning programs ⓘ
theology and philosophy in core curriculum ⓘ
includeExample Boston College ⓘ
Catholic University of Leuven NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgetown University ⓘ
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile ⓘ
Pontifical Gregorian University ⓘ
University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ
integrateTradition Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ
Catholic moral tradition ⓘ
Catholic spiritual tradition ⓘ
mayBelongTo Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities ⓘ
International Federation of Catholic Universities ⓘ
mayBeSponsoredBy Benedictines ⓘ
Dominican friars ⓘ
surface form: Dominicans

Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form: Franciscans

Society of Jesus ⓘ
surface form: Jesuits

Vincentian ⓘ
surface form: Vincentians

diocesan bishops ⓘ
oftenGovernedBy Catholic lay boards of trustees ⓘ
dioceses ⓘ
religious orders ⓘ
primaryMission pursuit of truth in light of faith and reason ⓘ
regulatedBy canon law in certain aspects ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
subjectTo local episcopal oversight in matters of Catholic identity ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Life, Sweetness, Hope → linkedTo → Catholic universities ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic identity of the University of Notre Dame
Section for Education → oversees → Catholic universities ⓘ
this entity surface form: Catholic institutes of higher studies
St. Thomas Aquinas → patronage → Catholic universities ⓘ