The Academy of St. Benedict the African in Englewood received a donation of $48,000 worth of supplies and resources from Enchanted Backpack on Feb. 28, 2019. The donation will go toward a “shopping day” for the 2019-2020 school year for students who can’t afford to purchase supplies, among other projects.
School uses Lunar New Year to highlight AAPI cultures Students in DePaul Prep’s AAPI Club and Chinese Honor Society celebrated the end of the Lunar New Year holiday Feb. 2 with a Lantern Festival.
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.