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Catholic Schools Week 2023

The Catholic Standard celebrates 2023 Catholic Schools Week with articles, columns, photos and artwork.

In this series

As school celebrates faith and cultures, Cardinal Gregory encourages St. Jude students to be missionaries by bringing Christ to others

Students from St. Jude Regional Catholic School embraced their faith and different cultures during their International Day Celebration and a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Wilton...

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart celebrates 100 years of bringing Christ’s heart into the world

When the Religious of the Sacred Heart founded their Sacred Heart School in Washington, D.C., in September 1923, transcontinental airmail service and sound-on-film technology were...

Gonzaga and DeMatha graduates earn top college football honors

Barely out of high school - but before transferring to the University of Southern California and accepting one of college football’s highest honors, Gonzaga College High School...

Looking back: When Annunciation School students sang happy birthday to Pope Benedict during D.C. visit

(This article is adapted from a story that appeared in the April 17, 2008 edition of the Catholic Standard that chronicled Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Washington. Pope Emeritus...

Junior Saints artwork and writings for Catholic Schools Week 2023

Blessed Sacrament School, Washington “My favorite thing about my Catholic school is my friends. They are always there for me, and they understand me. When I go to school, it feels...

During visit, Cardinal Gregory encourages Woods Academy students to let their light shine

Students from kindergarten to eighth grade filed into the gymnasium of the Woods Academy in Bethesda to attend the Jan. 27 Founders Day Mass celebrated there by Washington...

At inaugural Founder’s Day, Georgetown Prep celebrates new buildings, facilities, and endowment

Georgetown Preparatory School celebrated its first Founder’s Day Eve on Jan. 5 with a Mass, hors d’oeuvres, and student-fronted bands. Georgetown Prep, located in North Bethesda,...

St. Mary’s County students gather together for Mass marking Catholic Schools Week

More than 600 students in various combinations of plaid jumpers, polo shirts, khaki pants and lace-up shoes gathered in uniform to kick off Catholic Schools Week with the Annual...

Historic Catholic school enrollment rise holds steady as U.S. enters fourth year with COVID-19

(OSV News) -- Enrollment numbers at Catholic schools across the U.S. continue to hold steady following a bump at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. After data released last...

Catholic Schools Week being celebrated Jan. 29 to Feb. 4

Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated this year in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington from Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2023. Traditionally, schools celebrate Catholic education...