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When: May 30, 9 a.m.
Where: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington
Baccalaureate Mass: May 29, 5:30 p.m., St. Bernadette Church, Springfield
Total graduates: 210
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Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Sister Merletti, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, succeeds Consolata Missionary […]
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Theater
Spotlight on the Arts Summer Camps is hosting several camps July 7-18 at Nativity Catholic Church in Burke and All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas. Theater camps include a Broadway Spotlight for grades 4-12 and a Drama Bootcamp for grades 1-9. Visual arts camps are arts and crafts fun for grades 1-4 and Art Explorer for grades 5-9. spotlightsummercamps.com
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The O’Connell track and field team traveled to Alexandria May 3 to compete at the Draper Invitational at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, a major late-season meet that included 30 teams from the Washington metropolitan area. Not only did the girls finish in first place and the boys in a close second, but four school records were broken.
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The Bishop O’Connell High School varsity baseball earned its fifth straight WCAC title earlier this month.
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The John Paul the Great track and field team started the 2025 outdoor track season with some great performances to include top times and marks in Virginia and several school records.
Global
By Victoria Cardiel
Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few actors that, with perseverance and faith, keeps alive the hope for reconciliation between the two Koreas.
Pope Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY — All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said.
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Approximately 1,060 students received degrees over three days in Arlington May 16-18 during Marymount University’s 2025 commencement ceremonies in its 75th anniversary year.
Schools
By Kimberley Heatherington
What can teachers learn from talking to other teachers about teaching — and from watching other teachers teach? Lots of things, it turns out. That’s what three diocesan teachers discovered during a recent, months-long professional development opportunity that allowed them to collaborate with their colleagues, observe other teachers at work in the classroom and to […]
