Year later, Ave Maria law student still awaiting trial on attempted murder...
Nearly a year ago, two Ave Maria law students knelt on a Golden Gate Estates street, sure they were about to be shot.
View ArticlePope's news surprises Ave Maria president
Jim Towey, president of Ave Maria University, said Pope Benedict XVI's announcement this morning that he planned to step down at the end of the month was surprising, but not entirely shocking.
View ArticleMonaghan dumbstruck by pope's news
Tom Monaghan, founder of Ave Maria University, said he was dumbstruck when he first heard the news that Pope Benedict XVI was stepping down at the end of the month.
View ArticleRegion's Catholic leaders applaud Pope Benedict for courage to step down
The news may have rocked the Catholic Church, but some Catholic leaders said Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign wasn't entirely a shock.
View ArticleLocal higher ed leaders supportive of College Scorecard site
[No Paragraph Style][Basic Paragraph]BC BodycopyThe site allows parents and students to view total yearly costs, graduation rates, loan default rates and median borrowing figures, as well as meters...
View ArticleCardinal helping select next pope tells Naples audience to 'speak of our faith'
Days ahead of his departure for Rome to participate in the papal conclave, a U.S. cardinal encouraged Southwest Florida Catholics on Thursday night to embrace a “new evangelism” as the church faces an...
View ArticleAve Maria honors, celebrates service of outgoing pope
A day before Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pope to step down in six centuries, hundreds of people gathered to pray for Benedict XVI in Ave Maria.
View ArticleAve Maria University adds education and accounting majors
Ave Maria University is adding two new undergraduate degree programs, in education and accounting, starting this fall, university officials announced Tuesday.
View ArticleSW Florida Catholics' excitement for conclave in overdrive, here and in Rome
Southwest Florida has eyes in Vatican City this week as the conclave to select a new pope begins.
View ArticleLocal Catholics call new pope 'humble, good man'
Southwest Floridians — both here and in Vatican City — rejoiced Wednesday as white smoke poured through the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel announcing a new pope had been chosen.
View ArticleNew Ave Maria community looks to attract families
A new home builder is coming to Ave Maria, with plans to construct at least 1,500 single-family homes.
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott to be commencement speaker at Ave Maria University
Gov. Rick Scott will be the commencement speaker this spring at Ave Maria University, Jim Towey, the university’s president, announced Thursday.
View ArticleCourt dismisses Ave Maria lawsuit regarding employees' birth control
A federal lawsuit filed by Ave Maria University over birth control, insurance and religious freedom is off the table — for now.
View ArticleCollege baseball: Gyrenes take two against USC-Beaufort
Ave Maria wins both games in doubleheader against USC-Beaufort
View ArticleBill Nelson urges leaders to make voices heard about sequestration
Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson made two stops in Southwest Florida on Wednesday, discussing the effect higher education has on the continued growth of the area’s economy.
View ArticleGov. Scott tells college students an important word to learn: 'forgive'
Ave Maria University hosted Gov. Rick Scott for its graduation exerecises on Saturday. See what Scott had to say, fresh off the completion of the 2013 legislative session.
View ArticleHodges adds armed deputies to campuses; school districts continue push to...
Nearly six months after the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, security remains a hot topic in local school systems. What are local colleges and school districts doing to protect their students?
View ArticleAve Maria residential, commercial real estate seeing uptick
After a very sluggish start in 2007, the planned community Ave Maria in the eastern Collier County is beginning to see an uptick in its residential and commercial real estate markets.
View ArticleMore hotels in the future for growing eastern Collier County
Developers of Ave Maria are scouting a couple of possible locations for a future hotel near the town.
View ArticleWhat's Up at Ave Maria: Ave Maria in a 'Prime' location
Ave Maria is a town where you can buy lox but not socks, a diamond but not a drain board, a hat, but not a hook to hang it on. Need a six-foot statue of St. Francis? We've got it. Need a 5x6 photo...
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