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Elementary Education Leader Honored with Awards
Andrew McLaughlin, archdiocesan Secretary for Elementary Education, received local and national awards for his leadership, especially for special-needs students.
Catholic Teachers Make Pilgrimage of Courage for Racial Healing
A pilot program by “New Encounters: Catholics Confronting Racism” invited 18 teachers from local Catholic schools to tour sites of significance to Black Catholics in Philadelphia and address ways to heal from the sin of racism.
See Scenes: Little Flower HS Class of 2025 Baccalaureate Mass
The Little Flower school community came together on June 6 to celebrate the Class of 2025 Baccalaureate Mass at the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Bishop Shanahan HS Class of 2025 Celebrates Baccalaureate Mass
See scenes from the Bishop Shanahan Catholic High School Baccalaureate Mass Wednesday, June 4 at St. Elizabeth Church in Uwchlan.
Catherine Dooley Named Principal of St. Lucy School in Northeast Phila.
Dooley brings decades of Catholic education experience as she steps into the role July 1 following Sister Lisa Lettiere’s 11 years of service.
West Catholic HS Dedicates New Connelly Center for Academic Excellence
The Connelly Center for Academic Excellence will support student learning through the De La Salle Academic Support Program, funded by a $500,000 Connelly Foundation grant.
Birthday Girl’s 3-Run Homer Icing on Cake for O’Hara’s PCL Title
On the day Ava Dill turned 16, she put Cardinal O’Hara over the top for a 7-0 championship win over Conwell-Egan May 23. Teammate Hayden Sissons pitched a shutout with 11 Ks, with the mental toughness to work out of jams.
God’s Presence in a Whiffleball Game? In Challenger League, Believe It
One family's passion to serve has turned into a quarter-century of bringing joy to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities each week in the spring. In this league, everybody’s an MVP.
PCL Flag Football, Lacrosse Teams Eagerly Eyeing State Titles
In the second-ever girls’ flag football Catholic League championship, Lansdale Catholic prevailed. The girls’ and boys’ lacrosse champs are heading to the PIAA playoffs.
Graduation Dates Announced for 15 Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools
Graduation season is underway—here’s when Catholic high schools across the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia will hold their Baccalaureate Masses and Commencement Exercises.