traditions, including Academic Convocation, Freshman Medal Ceremony, Cap and Gown Mass, and Baccalaureate Mass. Dedicated in 1924, it was designed by the architectural firm Maginnis and Walsh and won a national architecture award for ecclesiastical architecture from the American Institute of Architects. It was restored in 1997 and features Guastavino tiles, stained glass windows by Charles Jay Connick and a mosaic by Bancel LaFarge. The chapel hosted the pope during his 1979 visit to the United States.
== Notable alumni ==
Joy Ford Austin, former executive director of Humanities DC
Cathie Black, former chairman of Hearst Magazines
Rosemary M. Collyer, Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; former Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Kellyanne Conway, former Counselor to the President to Donald Trump, and campaign strategist during his 2016 presidential campaign
Claire Eagan, Chief Judge on United States District …
