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We are proud to announce that St. Pius X School is the only private school in all of New York State to receive the prestigious 2025 Blue Ribbon School Award. This is a distinction that recognizes overall academic excellence and progress in closing achievement gaps.The U.S. Department of Education [...]

When I sat down to write this back-to-school message, the words of St. Paul in his Letter to the Colossians echoed across the page. “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him” (Col 2:7), he wrote. These words are a beautiful spiritual summation of what we do [...]

Dear Diocese of Albany Catholic Schools Community Members:The members of our Catholic School Office were shocked and saddened yesterday to hear the news of the tragic school shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. We ask you to join us in praying for their community, entrusting the [...]

At the start of this school year, I invited each of you to join me in embracing new challenges with trust and anticipation, to step out into the unknown — wherever you encounter it — with a sense of hope and a willingness to change and be changed. Perhaps, today, you can look back on the [...]