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World BLESSED PETER GONZALEZ His uncle, the bishop of Astorga in Castile, Spain, appointed Blessed Peter as a cathedral canon, even though he was… DON’T BE AFRAID OF SHAME, OPEN HEARTS TO GOD’S MERCY, POPE SAYS VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Feeling ashamed of one’s sins does not mean wallowing in guilt, rather it is the gateway… KEYS TO THE KINGDOM Siblings don’t always get along, particularly among families that somehow make a sport of putting the “fun” in “dysfunctional.” The… Read More Articles From World World Headlines RETIRED POPE CELEBRATES 91ST BIRTHDAYVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI had a “peaceful and familial” 91st birthday April 16, celebrating with his... ‘IS MY DAD IN HEAVEN?’ LITTLE BOY ASKS POPEROME (CNS) — After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an... 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St. Barbara School called up all of its Heart Heroes once again and participated in Jump Rope of Heart… FUTURE LEGAL EAGLES JSerra Catholic High School hosted its first Junior High School Mock Trial Tournament last month, with 10 Orange County middle… HISTORY COMES ALIVE FOR SBS 8TH GRADERS Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see our country from the eyes of the Founding… Read More Articles From Education Education Headlines STEM student wins scholarshipCornelia Connelly School senior Colleen Wolfe ’18, was awarded a $40,000 Edison Scholars college scholarship from Southern California Edison. Each... STEWARDSHIPStewardship is lived throughout St. Irenaeus Parish School from the youngest Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students to the 8th graders as... SCHOOLS COMPETE AT ACADEMIC DECATHLONThe Academic Decathlon team from The Parish School at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Dana Point won first... YOUNG WRITERS RECOGNIZEDTwo St. Junipero Serra Catholic (SJSC) students on March 9 were recognized at the 19th Annual Chapman University Holocaust Art...
