At the Second Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1866, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops first discussed the need for a national Catholic university and at the Third Plenary Council on January 26, 1885, the name The Catholic University of America (CUA) was chosen.
The Catholic University of America was founded by U.S in 1887. Catholic bishops with the support of Pope Leo XIII, is the national university of the Catholic Church in the United States. It was established as a graduate research center. The University began offering undergraduate
education in 1904 and today is home to 12 schools and 21 research facilities. Catholic University is the only American university with ecclesiastical faculties granting canonical degrees in three disciplines.
CUAs programs emphasize the liberal arts, professional education, and personal development. The school stays closely connected with the Catholic Church and Catholic organizations. The university has a long
history of working with the Knights of Columbus. The university has been visited twice by reigning Popes. Pope John Paul II visited on October 7, 1979. On April 16, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI gave an address on Catholic
education and academic freedom on campus.
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