No Fees Charged for Seminarians Who Attend Priests, Deacons, Seminarians RetreatFebruary 16, 2016 STEUBENVILLE, OH—A benefactor with a great love for the priesthood is making it affordable for any seminarian to attend the Priests, Deacons, Seminarians Retreat, June 20-24, at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The offer covers the cost of registration, and on-campus room and…
Portiuncula Re-designated as an Indulgence SiteFebruary 11, 2016 STEUBENVILLE, OH— The tiny Portiuncula Chapel at Franciscan University of Steubenville has been re-designated by the Vatican as a place where the faithful can receive a plenary indulgence—an elimination of the temporal punishment due to sin. The special designation comes in the form of a decree originally…
Steubenville Bishop Opens Holy DoorFranciscan University is one of only two Holy Door sites in the Diocese.December 09, 2015 STEUBENVILLE—“With eyes fixed on Jesus and his merciful face, the Holy Father, on this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, has inaugurated an extraordinary jubilee, thus opening to us and to all men and women the door…
Jubilee 'Holy Door' to be Unsealed in Christ the King ChapelMost Rev. Jeffrey Monforton, bishop of Steubenville, named Franciscan's chapel as one of two Holy Door sites in the Diocese of Steuebville.December 02, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OHIO— The Most Rev. Jeffrey Monforton, bishop of Steubenville, has designated Christ the King Chapel at Franciscan University of Steubenville as a…
Business Club Renamed to Better Reflect Mission StatementNovember 20, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH— To better reflect its mission, the student business club at Franciscan University of Steubenville aimed at developing the Christian life in the world of business has changed its name to Christian Students in Free Enterprise (CSFE). Dr. Thomas Kelly, business professor at Franciscan University and CSFE faculty advisor, said that the new title “more…
Franciscan University Honors Veterans at Memorial Groundbreaking CeremonyNovember 13, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH—Nearly 80 people gathered near the grassy field overlooking the J.C. Williams Center on Veterans Day, November 11, at 11:00 a.m., to break ground for a permanent Veterans Memorial at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Veterans, alumni, faculty, staff, students, and members of the community…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Franciscan in Top 20 of Midwest UniversitiesThis is the 17th consecutive year Franciscan has been ranked in the “Top Tier.“September 15, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OHIO—The 2016 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges guide ranked Franciscan University of Steubenville 20th out of 137 Midwest Universities. Ranked 30th in last year’s edition, this year’s ranking marks the…
Franciscan Square Update: 8,000 Cubic Yards of Soil Readies Site for New HotelSeptember 09, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OHIO—Work continues on schedule at Franciscan Square, the largest commercial development in Steubenville in decades. Through much of August, excavators, dozers, dump trucks, loaders, and other heavy machinery prepared the pad across from the main entrance to Franciscan University…
New Faculty and Staff Profess Faithfulness to the ChurchOath of Fidelity administered at Franciscan University continuously since 1989August 26, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH—”In my words and in my actions, I shall always reserve communion with the Catholic Church,” pledged four of Franciscan University’s new faculty and staff as they placed their hands on the Book of the Gospels and took…
FORBES: Franciscan University in Top 10 Percent of Colleges in the NationFor a second straight year Franciscan is recognized as a “Top College“August 10, 2015 STEUBENVILLE, OH—For the second year in a row, Franciscan University of Steubenville has been included in the FORBES list of America’s Top Colleges, ranking in the top 10 percent of America’s 4,706 degree-granting institutions. A…