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By Anna Donofrio
Some students would be embarrassed to attend the same school where their parents work. Not Abigail Hish. In the hallways of St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, the senior enjoys waving to her mom, Megan Hish, manager of Paul VI Alumni and Parent Programs. “It’s really fun to see her at school, and […]
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By Anna Donofrio
For Chinenye “Chichi” Obasi, graduating from Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores is more than just leaving high school. “It’s also very bittersweet, because I’m leaving this home that I’ve had for four years.” Beginning when she was 5, Obasi and her family began a series of moves across the […]
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For many households, the Catholic Herald shows up in their mailboxes. One group of Catholic homeschoolers went straight to the source to learn just how their biweekly newspaper is made. More than a dozen eager students from Mary’s House Homeschool Group visited the newsroom of the Herald April 14. The group ranged from elementary through […]
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By Anna Donofrio
When it comes to helping more families enroll their children in diocesan Catholic schools, bike riding may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the staff of St. Rita School in Alexandria have started a school tradition stemming from the generous contributions of one alumni family. “The Beiro family had many children […]
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By Jim Hale
When Carmen Arevalo-Garazatua heard the identity of the new pope on her car radio, she had to pull over. “I almost collapsed,” she said. “I said, ‘Oh, my God,’ it’s my pastor, pastor Roberto.” Arevalo-Garazatua, 69, met Father Robert F. Prevost in 1994, when he was the director of the Augustinian seminary in Trujillo, Peru. […]
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By Anna Donofrio
Enrollment in trade and vocational schools is on the rise. A report from higher education marketing and research firm Validated Insights stated that since the pandemic, enrollment in trade schools has increased 4.9 percent from 2020 to 2023. As enrollment in vocational schools is increasing, college enrollment is decreasing. There are three million fewer undergraduate […]
Pope Leo XIV
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new ministry, the Jubilee Year 2025 and its special events mean the pope has a full calendar of public Masses scheduled for June.
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By Claire Chapman
When Mary van Wijngaarden bought a new car in October, she did not want to trade in her trusty Toyota van just yet.
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By Anna Donofrio
Maura and Larry Solomon knew before they married that they likely would be unable to have children. But they remained open to God’s plan for their lives. For the couple, that ended up being foster parents to nine teen girls.
