<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/catholic-studies-program/news/2024-high-school-essay-competition.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>2024 High School Essay Competition</teaser-title><teaser-description>Reflecting on Pope Francis’s emphasis on the importance of accompanying the marginalized and on his teachings on compassion, empathy, and social justice, which are rooted in the life of Jesus.</teaser-description><pubDate>01/22/2024</pubDate><title>Department of Catholic Studies Opens 2024 High School Essay Competition</title><description>Reflecting on Pope Francis’s emphasis on the importance of accompanying the marginalized and on his teachings on compassion, empathy, and social justice, which are rooted in the life of Jesus.</description><author>Gloria Aroneo, MBA</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/Pope-Francis-at-podium_320.jpg" alt="Pope Francis at a podium"/></image><category>Education,Faith and Service</category><department>Department of Catholic Studies</department><relationships>College of Arts and Sciences,Department of Catholic Studies</relationships><shortnames/><created-date>2024-01-22T15:56:16.528Z</created-date><tags><tag>Catholic studies</tag><tag>Competition</tag><tag>Department of Catholic Studies</tag><tag>High School Essay Competition</tag><tag>Pope Francis</tag><tag>Social Justice</tag></tags></item>