The Superintendent of Schools Office of the Archdiocese of New York has released the key findings from its School Viability Study (SVS) and officially launched Part One of the Elementary School Renewal Plan—a bold initiative to strengthen Catholic elementary education with a focus on faith, academic excellence, and long-term sustainability. Read more at www.catholicschoolsny.org/svs (fb)

Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, joined Regional Superintendent Ray Vitiello in welcoming school leaders, principals, teachers, and eighth-grade students for the annual 8th Grade Graduates Mass, celebrated by His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York. The liturgy took place on May 28, 2025, at the Church of St. Helena in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. United as a Bronx Catholic school family, the community gathered to offer the Mass for the intentions of the graduating eighth graders. (fb)