“Interfaith Chapel” at Thomas More University, a Catholic University, by Michael Hichborn

By Michael Hichborn, Lepanto Institute, January 6, 2026

Thomas More University is the Catholic liberal arts university of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky. As such, it operates under diocesan authority, including oversight of its Catholic identity, liturgical life, and the designation and use of worship spaces.

This arrangement remains under the oversight of the current diocesan bishop, Bishop John C. Iffert, who has publicly defended a Mass associated with an LGBTQ support group, and in January 2024, removed ministerial faculties from priests critical of the post–Vatican II Roman Rite.

A concerned reader recently alerted the Lepanto Institute to the existence of a so-called “interfaith chapel” in operation on the campus of this Catholic university.  Photos of the chapel supplied by the reader show Muslim prayer rugs, prayer beads, Jewish head coverings, and other religious materials linked to the religious practices of non-Christians.  In light of this, the Lepanto Institute contacted the University for an explanation.

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