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O’Hara Girls’ Field Hockey Take Home District 12 3A Title

For the eighth time in the last decade, the Cardinal O’Hara Lions girls’ field hockey team clinched the District 12 3A championship. 

Bishop Shanahan High School Earns Prestigious STEM Certification

The Chester County school is the first high school in Pennsylvania and the first Catholic high school in the country to earn National STEM Certification.

Encounter, Formation, and Action

Fr. Stephen Thorne, co-chair of the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing, reflects on a recent workshop for principals of Archdiocesan parish and regional elementary schools saying, “So much of our ministry, especially in Catholic education, begins with sacred encounter.”

Archbishop Celebrates Mass for 380 Catholic Educators in Delaware County

This Mass was celebrated as a part of a Professional Development day for Catholic educators in Delaware County.

Over 40 Catholic Elementary Schools Celebrated for Excellence

On Oct. 2 over 40 Catholic elementary schools in the region were celebrated for being selected over the years as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.

Archbishop Pérez and Office of Catholic Education Celebrate New School Year with Pep Rally

Hundreds of students gathered at Cardinal O’Hara as part of the official kick-off celebration for the 2023-2024 school year.

Archdiocesan Back-to-School Pep Rally 2023-2024

See Scenes from the Sept. 20 Back-to-School Pep Rally for the 2023-2024 new school year.

Catholic High School Students Develop Leadership Skills Through Service Learning in Public Policy Program

This summer 30 students from Archdiocesan high schools attended the Service Learning in Public Policy program hosted by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.

Three Archdiocesan Elementary Schools Named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

They are three of only 353 total schools and among just 40 private schools selected nationally.

Photo Feature: 2023 Archdiocesan Schools of Distinguished Instruction

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education recognized 62 parish and regional elementary schools Sept. 7 as Archdiocesan Schools of Distinguished Instruction.