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Cardinal Cupich shares vocation journey with St. Andrew students

Cardinal Cupich’s path to priesthood did not include a “lightning bolt” moment, he told students at St. Andrew School, on Feb. 2.

Cardinal Cupich blesses prayer room at Academy of St. Benedict the African

The students and staff at the Academy of St. Benedict the African kicked off Catholic Schools Week Jan. 30 with a visit from Cardinal Cupich; Greg Richmond, the superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago; and Josh Hale, president and CEO of the Big Shoulders Fund.

Beloved Fenwick teacher still helping after retirement

You could say that once Roger Finnell walked through the doors of Fenwick High School as a freshman in 1955, he never really left. Sure, he spent four years in college at Loyola University Chicago (class of 1963), but then he was right back at his alma mater.

Students, staff create extra prayer time during school week

Students and staff members at some Catholic schools are finding ways to add extra communal prayer into their schedule with the creation of prayer groups or prayer circles.

Alumni raise over $340,000 in scholarships to honor gym teacher

Coach Bob Driscoll was more than a gym teacher during the decade he taught at St. Catherine School, on the border of Oak Park and Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

Pope Francis responds to letters from former Robb Elementary students

Fifth grader Noah attended Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and was shot during the May 24 massacre that killed 19 fourth graders and two teachers. He is recovering and now attends Sacred Heart Catholic School, through a scholarship from Catholic Extension. In a letter to Pope Francis, he wrote, “When I started school last week, I felt safe and loved.”

New Innovation Center preparing students for next generation of jobs

Taurean, a senior at Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School in the city’s Austin neighborhood, is excited about the new Innovation Center his school just opened, and especially the Maker Lab, which includes a recording studio.

A studio where ‘students are talking and doing trial-and-error’

Students at St. Symphorosa School can tackle new challenges this year by putting their heads together and figuring out how to make things work.

Academy of St. Benedict the African shows support for police, firefighters

The Academy of St. Benedict the African, 6020 S. Laflin St., showed its appreciation for local first responders with its annual barbecue at the school on Aug. 11.

Five windows at St. Margaret of Scotland School shot out

When St. Margaret of Scotland School principal Shauntae Davis got word early in the morning of May 25 that several of the school’s windows had been shot out, she notified families and offered them the option of keeping their children at home for the day.
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