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Boston, Friday 3rd of May 2024

Jem Sullivan

Scripture Reflection for May 5, 2024, Sixth Sunday of Easter

Russell Shaw

Political decision year ahead

Jenna Marie Cooper

What's going on with the Latin Mass?

Michael Reardon

The example of the Good Shepherd

Scott Hahn

On the vine

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

The kingdom of Christ

Archbishop Blair of Hartford, Conn., retires, is succeeded by Archbishop Coyne

Shared responsibility is ancient faith practice, experts tell pastors

Alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik: His art cannot be separated from abuse claims

Biden administration announces new regulations on gender identity policies

New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio

As women, children starve, Sudan in desperate need of help, say Catholic aid workers

Synod asks pastors to share stories, see how God is at work

Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says in city built on water

Pope praises artists, encourages prisoners to never lose hope

Pier Giorgio Frassati's canonization reportedly 'on the horizon' in 2025

Archbishop Blair of Hartford, Conn., retires, is succeeded by Archbishop Coyne

May. 1 2024
OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut, who is automatically succeeded...

Shared responsibility is ancient faith practice, experts tell pastors

May. 1 2024
CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Synodal assemblies and listening sessions are not a new Catholic invention; gatherings of the faithful to pray, discuss divisive...

Alleged victims of Father Marko Rupnik: His art cannot be separated from abuse claims

May. 1 2024
FEDERICA TOURN, OSV NEWS

TURIN, Italy (OSV News) -- For the rector of the world's second largest church after St. Peter's Basilica -- the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida in...

Biden administration announces new regulations on gender identity policies

May. 1 2024
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced new regulations April 26 that restore Obama-era protections for patients...

World

Global group of pastors looks at parishes, synodality and mission

May. 1 2024
CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The collaboration of laity and priests in the life of a parish and in outreach to the surrounding community "is not a strategy,"...

New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio

May. 1 2024
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A foundation that promotes devotion to St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre Pio, is making 10 never-before-seen photographs...

Eucharistic Congress brings Jesus to the streets of the North End

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Father Eric Cadin couldn't believe that nobody honked their horns. On the evening of April 13, he and over 500 others marched in a eucharistic...

Archdiocesan healthcare, policy experts express concerns on assisted suicide push

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- "I just want to die." Dr. Karen O'Brien, co-director of the Palliative Care Inpatient Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, hears...

Forming the Future: St. Joseph School, Needham, programs help middle schoolers build social, academic skills

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

NEEDHAM -- It's no secret that middle school is a time of great anxiety. Students' emotions are more intense than they have ever been, so it's...

Over $1M raised for Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry

Apr. 26 2024
JOHN JOSEPH FAHEY SPECIAL TO THE PILOT

Appropriate on St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry held its annual fundraiser -- in fact, it was the 15th anniversary of the...

Ordination Class of 2024: Deacon Hung Tran

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

This is the ninth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...

Gordon College hosts regional faith leaders at workshop

Apr. 26 2024
SPECIAL TO THE PILOT

WENHAM -- Gordon College, a Christian college located in Wenham, recently hosted a Faith Leader workshop for New England pastors and ministry leaders....

El miedo es el gran enemigo de la fe, dice el Papa en su audiencia general

May. 1 2024
POR CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El mayor enemigo de la fe es el miedo, dijo el Papa Francisco en su audiencia general de esta semana. Por eso, dijo, la fe...

La formación religiosa también debe ser integral y permanente, dice el Papa

May. 1 2024
POR JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Los seminaristas y los religiosos y religiosas necesitan una formación integral a lo largo de sus vidas, no sólo...

Católicos critican autorizaciones judiciales para la eutanasia en Perú pese a leyes provida

May. 1 2024
SÃO PAULO (OSV NEWS

-- Grupos católicos en Perú han estado planeando su reacción a dos casos que involucran autorizaciones judiciales para la eutanasia en la...

Como Venecia, las personas son bellas y frágiles, dice el Papa

May. 1 2024
POR CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VENECIA, Italia (CNS) -- Visitando durante un día una laguna de pequeñas islas, canales y estrechas pasarelas, el Papa Francisco recorrió...

BREVE: Obispos mexicanos denuncian el uso de la imagen de la Santa Muerte en la publicidad política

May. 1 2024
DAVID AGREN, OSV NEWS

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (OSV News) -- Los obispos de México han denunciado el uso de la folclórica Santa Muerte por parte del partido gobernante...

En esta era de excesos, la templanza ayuda a experimentar la verdadera felicidad, dice el Papa

Apr. 17 2024
POR CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Ejercitar la virtud de la templanza no es una receta para una vida aburrida, dijo el Papa Francisco, sino que es el secreto...