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Saluting the Class of 2024

2024 Golden Apple teachers

In this series, the 2024 Golden Apple Award winning teachers in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington are profiled. Margo VanDenBossche, a third grade teacher at Saint Peter’s School in Waldorf, Maryland, high-fives students after it was announced on April 15 that she is a 2024 Golden Apple Award winning teacher. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

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Easter Journeys of Faith

People who will become full members of the Catholic Church at the 2024 Easter Vigil share their journeys of faith.

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Washington area hosts National Black Catholic Congress XIII

Stories and photos from the 13th National Black Catholic Congress meeting July 20-23, 2023 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, are featured in this Catholic Standard special series. In this photo, choir members sing at the gathering’s July 23 closing Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

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Priesthood class of 2023

The six new priests ordained by Cardinal Wilton Gregory for The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington on June 17, 2023 are profiled. After the Mass of Ordination at the National Shrine, Cardinal Gregory at center stands with the new priests. From left to right are Father Vincent Tinh Vu, Father Pablo Andres Villa Jaramillo, Father Juan Pablo Noboa, Cardinal Gregory, Father Martin Joseph Begley, Father John Francis Lado and Father Taylor Gregory Colwell. (Catholic Standard photo/Mihoko Owada)

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Celebrating graduates in the class of 2023

This special series highlights members of the class of 2023 from Catholic schools in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. (Photo by Patrick G. Ryan/The Catholic University of America)

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Catholic Schools Week 2023

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

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Catholic Schools Week 2022

For Catholic Schools Week 2022 which runs from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, articles on the Catholic Standard website highlight Catholic schools in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. In this photo, David Warmington, a senior in Archbishop Carroll High School’s Engineering Pathway curriculum, works on a project. That program is featured in the Catholic Schools Week series. (Photo courtesy of Archbishop Carroll High School)

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Back to school for 2021-22 school year

With COVID-19 safety protocols again in place, Catholic schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington open their doors for the new 2021-22 school year. In this photo, Chris Davison, the assistant principal at St. Bartholomew Catholic School in Bethesda, Maryland, takes the temperature of third grader Colton Benedict as he arrives for the first day of school on Sept. 7, 2021. (CS photo/Andrew Biraj)

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Archdiocese's 2021 anniversary priests

The priests of the Archdiocese of Washington celebrating 60th, 50th, 40th and 25th anniversaries in 2020 are profiled in this special series. In this photo, Msgr. Raymond East, the pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Washington, D.C., marking his 40th anniversary this year, is shown giving Communion at a 2016 Mass for Black Catholic History Month.

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2021 Golden Apple Award winning teachers

Ten Catholic school teachers from across the Archdiocese of Washington are receiving 2021 Golden Apple Awards for teaching excellence and dedication to Catholic education.

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Stories of hope, faith and perseverance from class of 2021

Profiles of members of the class of 2021 from Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Washington, and Catholic graduates from local parishes, offer stories of hope, faith and perseverance after a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.

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New life in Christ: Easter and Holy Week 2021

Profiles of new Catholics and stories on Cardinal Gregory’s Holy Week and Easter liturgies in 2021.

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Black Catholic Voices

The Catholic Standard's Black Catholic Voices series features videotaped interviews with local Black Catholics, beginning with Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who reflect on their journeys of faith, share their insights on combating racism, and say what gives them hope for the future.

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Back to Catholic school during the pandemic

After careful planning and extensive safety measures, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington have reopened for the 2020-21 school year with in-person and virtual learning. This series examines how the new school year is unfolding at Catholic schools.

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Archdiocese’s 2020 anniversary priests

The priests of the Archdiocese of Washington celebrating 60th, 50th, 40th and 25th anniversaries in 2020 are profiled in this special series. Pictured above is Father James Meyers, a retired priest celebrating his 50th anniversary this year.

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2020 Golden Apple Award teachers

Ten Catholic school teachers from across the Archdiocese of Washington are receiving 2020 Golden Apple Awards for teaching excellence and dedication to Catholic education.

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Priesthood Class of 2020

On June 20, 2020, Archbishop Wilton Gregory will ordain eight new priests for the Archdiocese of Washington. Profiles of the priests appear in the June 11 Catholic Standard and will be posted on the website.

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Class of 2020, stories of hope

The Catholic Standard profiles members of the class of 2020 from Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, whose stories offer hope during the pandemic.

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Impact of BOOST and OSP scholarships

A series of profiles of parents and events that demonstrate the influence of BOOST and OSP scholarships on our Catholic school community.

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The immigration issue

Local, national and international perspectives on immigration.

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2020 Catholic Schools Week

In January 2020, Catholic Schools across the Archdiocese of Washington are celebrating Catholic Schools Week, highlighting their Catholic identity and academic excellence, through Masses and prayer services, outreach to those in need, and through special events and fun activities.

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Seeing 2020 with eyes of faith

The year 2020 harkens to people having 20/20 vision, so to mark the new year, the Catholic Standard heard from Catholics with different backgrounds from throughout the Archdiocese of Washington, in effect to get a Catholic slant on New Year’s resolutions in this special year. How will you deepen your faith and draw closer to Jesus in the new year?

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Vocations of women religious

A special series featuring profiles of nearly one dozen religious sisters from various communities present in the Archdiocese of Washington.

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Back to School

The 2019 school year is in full swing in Archdiocese of Washington Catholic schools! Our Back to School section is featured in our latest edition, available in parishes now.

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New priests for Archdiocese of Washington

The 10 new priests for the Archdiocese of Washington will be ordained by Archbishop Wilton Gregory on June 15 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Read their profiles here.

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ADW Class of 2019

Each year, the Catholic Standard newspaper highlights just a few of the many outstanding graduates from Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools.

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New Archbishop's Life and Legacy

Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be installed as the seventh archbishop of Washington on May 21. This series looks back on his life and legacy leading up to his new appointment in Washington.

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Golden Apple Awards 2019

Each year, about 10 teachers in the Archdiocese of Washington are selected to receive Golden Apple Awards for their dedication to Catholic education. This series profiles what makes each of those teachers so special to their school communities.

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New Catholics to enter the Church at Easter

This Easter, 1,073 people in the Archdiocese of Washington will be entering the Catholic Church. This series features the faith journeys of a handful of those catechumens and candidates.

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World Youth Day Panama

World Youth Day is an international Catholic festival for on youth and young adults, held this year January 22-27 in Panama City, Panama.

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Catholic Impact

The Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Impact publication highlights the outreach of the Catholic Church in the Washington region, particularly in the areas of education, charity and healing. In his opening letter for the document, Cardinal Donald Wuerl notes that Catholics have done this work since the very beginning of the Church, and still do today.In this series, we explore just a few of the ways in which the Church is making a positive impact on our local community.

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