Cardinal, Catholic community praise Jack Connors's legacy
BRAINTREE -- Jack Connors Jr., the Boston advertising mogul, legendary philanthropist, and founder of the Campaign for Catholic Schools, died in his Brookline...
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Cheverus profiles: MaryJane Silva of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Hull
HULL -- When Father Scott Euvrard, pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Hull, told parishioner MaryJane Silva that she was going to receive the...
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National Eucharistic Congress was 'amazing,' 'profound,' say local attendees
BRAINTREE -- Deacon Franklin Mejia, his wife Wendy, and their two children, 20-year-old Gabriel and 17-year-old Isabella, drove 16 hours from Boston to...
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CSF names Brennan and Colin Howley 'Volunteers of the Year'
BOSTON -- The Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF), one of the largest non-profit organizations in the Greater Boston area, which provides aid to low-income...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
This week, on Monday, I traveled to St. Joseph Cathedral in Burlington, Vermont, for the ordination of Bishop John Joseph McDermott. He is replacing Archbishop...
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Cardinal O'Malley's statement on passing of Jack Connors
(Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley issued the following statement July 23, 2024.) Jack Connors has gone to God and left us all with the legacy of a life...
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Local Catholics receive papal honors
BRAINTREE -- Five people in the Archdiocese of Boston, three priests and two laypeople, are receiving special recognition from the Holy Father at Cardinal...
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Pope names Lawrence Maronite priest to Mexico post
Pope Francis turned to the Merrimack Valley, specifically to St. Anthony of Padua (Maronite) Parish and its pastor, Father Elie Mikhael, when looking for...
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Bishop McDermott ordained 11th bishop of Burlington
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, metropolitan archbishop of Boston, ordained another one of his suffragan bishops, Most Rev. John J. McDermott, as the...
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Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur 175th anniversary: Notre Dame Virtual School . . . Networking for 21st century education
"In the schools, teach whatever is necessary to equip the students for life." These words of St. Julie Billiart, founder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de...
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Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on Trump's assassination attempt
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley relesed the following statement July 13 after news of an assassination attempt on former President and presidential candidate...
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Cardinal blesses extensive renovations at Jamaica Plain church
JAMAICA PLAIN -- Father Andrea Povero, parochial vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Jamaica Plain, didn't know what to do with his pews. Since...
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Father Daniel Mahoney remembered as 'a firefighter's firefighter'
CHARLESTOWN -- Everyone knew him as Danny. Or Danno. Or Father Dan. Or, simply, Dan. Father Dan Mahoney, the longtime Boston Fire Department chaplain...
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Survivor Advisory Council offers support, shares lessons with archdiocese
BRAINTREE -- The June 18 meeting of the Boston Survivor Advisory Council, a support group for survivors of clergy sexual abuse that works alongside the...
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Pilot honored with four Catholic Media Awards
BRAINTREE -- The Pilot earned four Catholic Media Awards at this year's Catholic Media Conference, held from June 18 to 21 in Atlanta, Georgia. The...
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Order of Malta's ties to Revolution explored at feast day gathering
BOSTON -- In 1778, at the height of the American Revolution, Mercy Otis Warren had a warning for Abigail Adams. That year, after France allied with the...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
I want to begin this week by saying how saddened we were by the passing of Father Dan Mahoney. Father Mahoney was beloved by his parishioners and the...
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Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur 175th anniversary: Emmanuel College -- Mission made manifest
Emmanuel College is a Catholic, co-educational, residential institution with a beautiful 17-acre campus in the heart of Boston's educational, scientific,...
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Four Catholic high schools win spring sports championships
As the school year and the spring sports season comes to an end, The Pilot extends congratulations to the following schools for winning state title championships. Boston...
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