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Catholic schools are entrusted with the mission of nurturing and developing the faith in students, and that includes those with special needs.

Growing up in East Los Angeles, Armando Contreras never dreamed he’d one day stand at the helm of a national non-profit serving those with disabilities.

WASHINGTON (CNA/EWTN News) — Anti-Catholic state laws from the 19th century are today being used by secularists to fight public funding of all religious organizations, warned a religious freedom advocacy group.

The young sisters will partner with St. Paul's Outreach to serve students at Arizona State University plus nourish parish life at nearby Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Ela Wootton, a junior at Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale, earned the title of Miss Maricopa County Outstanding Teen.

Parents seeking a Catholic education for children with learning disabilities in the Diocese of Phoenix have support from a local grassroots organization. The Arizona Catholic Schools Disabilities Fund, founded two years ago by Lisa Colangelo Fischer, Ph.D., partners with Catholic schools to educate and support parents, teachers and staff by advocating inclusion of special needs students.

Serving as a catechist is not just a job you do, it’s an expression of private and public faith. They, alongside parents, serve as models for thousands of children in faith formation programs.

Paralympian Rebecca Meyers is majoring in history in college and made some of her own Sept. 8 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro: her first gold medal and a world record.

It's not just for students, parents, teachers and other campus staff. It's for a key volunteer group too.

The "Project Unify" tournament in Rome, was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Special Olympics Italia and brought teams from Italy and four other countries.