Archbishop Henning reflects on 'deeply moving' papal funeral
(Shortly after the funeral Mass for Pope Francis held in St. Peter's Square on April 26, 2025, Archbishop Richard G. Henning spoke to The Pilot from...
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Pope called world to see the 'overlooked or left behind,' Archbishop Henning says at Mass
WEST ROXBURY -- On the evening of April 23, Maureen Noyse went to her home parish of St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury to pray for "the best we ever...
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Archbishop Henning celebrates first Triduum and Easter in Boston
BRAINTREE -- For his first Easter Triduum as Archbishop of Boston, Archbishop Richard G. Henning decided to join in celebrations of this holiest time in...
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Pope Francis remembered on opening night of week-long Eucharistic Congress
CAMBRIDGE -- The night of Mass, adoration, and eucharistic procession at St. Paul Parish in Harvard Square on April 21 was meant to be a joyful kickoff...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Peter Dong Huy Pham
This is the fifth article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Archbishop announces local Masses to mourn Pope Francis
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning has announced that three Masses will be celebrated in the coming week, where clergy, religious, and laity can...
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Archbishop Henning releases statement on Holy Father's death
Archbishop Richard G. Henning released the following statement April 21: I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Pope Francis. His legacy...
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Archbishop Henning urges vocations, priestly renewal at annual Chrism Mass
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 15. At the Mass, traditionally...
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Archbishop honors Dominican nightclub victims at Lawrence Mass
LAWRENCE -- Flanked on one side of the altar of St. Patrick Parish, Lawrence, stood the imposing image of Our Lady of Altagracia, the patroness of the...
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BC High priest running his fourth Boston Marathon to support homeless
BOSTON -- Jesuit Father John Predmore likes to run because "you have to look into people's eyes." "There's no competitors," he said. "There's...
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Forming the Future: Students learn entrepreneurial skills in Bishop Fenwick's DECA Club
PEABODY -- It's going to be hard for Shelley Schmeck to say goodbye this May. Schmeck is the advisor of the DECA Club at Bishop Fenwick High School...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Brian Delaney
This is the fourth article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Collector shares passion for relics with local parishes
TYNGSBOROUGH -- Jim Robson has always loved collecting. As a child, he collected coins, antique bottles, and photographs. For the past 25 years, he has...
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Building Minds gala raises $5 million to support Catholic Schools
BOSTON -- John Connaughton, co-managing partner at Bain Capital for 37 years, is used to getting "the famous call." The call comes regularly from Peter...
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Easter week Eucharistic Congress to feature 11 miles of processions
BRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston will host a weeklong Eucharistic Congress from Easter Monday, April 21, to Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, in celebration...
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Celebration of Blessed Carlo Acutis's canonization to cap Eucharistic Congress
BRAINTREE -- St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Cambridge will celebrate the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis on April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, as the...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Joseph Van Nguyen
This is the third article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Cheverus profiles: Agatha Tong of St. James the Greater Parish, Boston
BOSTON -- Agatha Tong has always called herself a "rice Catholic." As a young girl in Hong Kong, missionaries at her local parish provided noodles and...
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Scott Hahn and John Bergsma inspire hundreds at Waltham retreat
BRAINTREE -- Catholic theologians and authors Scott Hahn and John Bergsma hosted a daylong retreat at St. Mary Parish in Waltham on April 5. Both men are...
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Archbishop Henning, Pope Francis offer prayers for Dominican nightclub victims
Archbishop Richard G. Henning and Pope Francis are pledging prayers for the people of the Dominican Republic following the tragic roof collapse at a prominent...
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Pilgrimage sites host Jubilee Year '24 Hours for the Lord'
BOSTON -- Quinn Cunningham often thinks to himself: "Wouldn't it have been awesome to be an apostle?" "Yeah, it would have been," Cunningham, a 25-year-old...
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Lenten crispelli help preserve Italian tradition in Lawrence
LAWRENCE -- "Like setting off an atomic bomb." That's how John Capriole described the reaction to the suggestion that there would be no crispelli...
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Forming the future: Long-time teacher's lasting impact at St. Bridget School, Framingham
FRAMINGHAM -- Joan Bruce doesn't remember the name of every student in her 37 years of teaching at St. Bridget School in Framingham, but she remembers...
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Annual Social Justice Convocation focuses on climate change
DORCHESTER -- Jesuit Father Andrea Vicini, chair of the Boston College Theology Department, describes the crisis of climate change in a way that may be...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Vincenzo Caruso
This is the second article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Haverhill parish offers support through Stephen Ministry volunteers
HAVERHILL -- Elaine Barker has always considered herself "a very positive person." She's not the kind of person who lets things faze her, but this...
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