Catholic students have a faith formation lesson every week.

Both letters, particularly the 1983 letter calling for an end to the deployment of nuclear weapons, have greatly affected Catholic students, he said.

Catholic students did not have an outlet for the expression of their community and beliefs.

She was the only Jewish/Israeli student among 1,800 Catholic students.

After his death in 1919, the house became a residence for Catholic students.

Religious instruction is conducted on a voluntary arrangement to interested Catholic students.

Still, most schools say they give first preference to members of the parish to which the schools are connected, then often to other Catholic students.

The school became part of the state school system in 1981, but still accepts Catholic students as priority.

A second objective was the education of Catholic students, for which purpose lectures and meetings were held.

Under-financed church schools, and those in neighborhoods with declining numbers of Catholic students, were closed this spring.