As Pope Pushes to Help the Poor, Catholic Universities Leave Them Behind

As the pope makes his first visit to the United States, he might want to reiterate that message to the nation’s Catholic colleges.  A ProPublica analysis of newly available federal data shows that some of the nation’s wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt.  Six of the top 20 nonprofit colleges that are most expensive for low-income students are Catholic institutions, according to a ProPublica analysis of recently released federal data.