The Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, Carlos Osoro, asked me to address his priests at their annual convocation held at the University of San Damaso this past week. So, following my meetings in Rome, I departed for Spain, but I had two days between the time of my arrival and the beginning of the convocation. So, I took the opportunity to see Father Andres Garcia, who studied at Harvard and was in residence in some of our parishes during the time, and Father Michael Nolan, who was visiting him.

In separate announcements, two Catholic schools in the South Region of the archdiocese recently said that they will close at the end of the current academic year. On Feb. 6, Sacred Heart School in Kingston informed its school community that its high school will be closing, though its elementary school will continue to operate.

BOSTON -- Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) senior scholarship recipients from 20 high schools within the Archdiocese of Boston were honored at a Feb. 7 breakfast hosted by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, Northeast Managing Partner at PwC John Farina, and the Catholic Schools Foundation.