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Catholic school welcomes Karen children

Refugees from Myanmar find a home in Minnesota.

1/24/19

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USCCB education secretary thinks outside the box

As a former principal of a Catholic elementary school just outside Washington, Mary Pat Donoghue was hit with the major factors that could close a school and almost did. Instead, she helped turn around a Hyattsville school in the space of just one year.

1/22/19

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Catholic school features saints in every classroom

St. Padre Pio, St. Teresa of Kolkata and St. Michael the Archangel are among the saints keeping a close watch over students at Mater Dolorosa School in Independence.

1/24/19

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Why I send my children to Catholic school'

When the ground shifts beneath your feet, you fall back on faith.More

1/30/19

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Catholic Schools Week service project assists the needy — one shoebox at a time

Students of St. Luke School in McLean participated in a day of service Jan. 28 by filling shoeboxes with toiletries for those in need. More

1/28/19

George Goss | Catholic Herald Multimedia Journalist

A dance with Santa

Children with Down syndrome sat on Santa’s lap Dec. 15 and confided in him their Christmas wishes at a party thrown especially for them called, “A Dance with Santa.” The children and their families danced to Christmas music, enjoyed dinner and desserts, opened Christmas presents, made festive arts and crafts, and even enjoyed a puppet show put on by the 11th Commandment Puppeteers.More

1/24/19

Brooke Stidham | Student Correspondent

National Catholic Schools Week opens

National Catholic Schools Week 2019 (CSW) will be observed in dioceses around the country Jan. 27–Feb. 2. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.,” focuses on the important spiritual, academic and societal contributions provided by a Catholic education firmly rooted in the Truth of the Gospel. More

1/24/19

New Head of School at Georgetown Visitation

Barbara McGraw Edmondson, former Chief Leadership and Program Officer with the National Catholic Educational Association, will become the Head of School at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington July 1.More

1/24/19

Judges needed for Diocesan Science Fair

The diocesan science fair needs volunteers with a science background to help judge the research projects of seventh- and eighth-grade students for the 2019 Science Fair.More

1/24/19

Sister encourages John Paul the Great students to ask why

The bioethics curriculum at Saint John Paul the Great High School helps students defend the truth while respecting their opponents. More

1/24/19

By ASHLEIGH KASSOCK | For the Catholic Herald

After daughter’s death, Fredericksburg preschool teacher accepts two diplomas

After the death of her daughter, preschool teacher Maureen Goonan finds solace in her students. More

1/23/19

Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

Students take a tour of the diocesan chancery

Ten students from Mary Sample’s History of the Catholic Church class at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries visited the diocesan offices Jan. 17.More

1/23/19

Elizabeth A. Elliott | Catholic Herald Staff Writer

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