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Maureen Crowley Heil

Learning from Heaven's Heroes

Scott Hahn

Following the Messiah

Courtney O’Brien

Why we give thanks for priests

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk

Evaluating medical marijuana use during pregnancy

Bishop Robert Reed

The beginning of the school year: Making all things new

Father Robert M. O'Grady

Ministers of music

'Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits!' is Paralympics takeaway for all

James Earl Jones, distinguished actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93

Be reflections of God's love, pope tells people of Timor-Leste

Holding back emotions, Catholic youth minister calls day of school shooting 'surreal'

Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate

New head of US papal missions wants to 'bring God to the ends of the earth' through the Eucharist

Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates archdiocese's religious

Ministries highlighted at Catholic Night at Fenway Park

From Cardinal Seán's blog

Home Viewing Roundup for Sept. 11, 2024

'Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits!' is Paralympics takeaway for all

Sep. 13 2024
CAROLINE DE SURY, OSV NEWS

PARIS (OSV News) -- With Paralympic Games closing in Paris Sept. 8, more than a monthlong Olympic adventure is over. But the spirit of the Games will resonate...

James Earl Jones, distinguished actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93

Sep. 13 2024
OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor known for his resonant voice and a Black Catholic, died Sept. 9 in Dutchess County, New York, at...

Be reflections of God's love, pope tells people of Timor-Leste

Sep. 13 2024
CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

TASITOLU, Timor-Leste (CNS) -- While it is tempting to want more money and more power, God works great things through those who know how to make themselves...

Holding back emotions, Catholic youth minister calls day of school shooting 'surreal'

Sep. 13 2024
ANDREW NELSON, OSV NEWS

WINDER, Ga. (OSV News) -- "I could really use my prayers right now. My school is getting shot up." The message arrived at 10:39 a.m. Sept. 4 on youth...

Harris, Trump spar over abortion, migration, and economic policy in heated first debate

Sep. 13 2024
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met Sept. 10 for their first -- and possibly only -- debate of the 2024 presidential...

New head of US papal missions wants to 'bring God to the ends of the earth' through the Eucharist

Sep. 13 2024
GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- A priest who recently spent 65 days on the road with the Blessed Sacrament during a national Eucharistic pilgrimage has been tapped to head...

Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates archdiocese's religious

Sep. 13 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

NORTH READING -- Eighty years ago, when she was 18, Sister of St. Joseph Rita Welch realized that God was calling her. A native of Framingham, Sister...

Ministries highlighted at Catholic Night at Fenway Park

Sep. 13 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston, in collaboration with the Boston Red Sox, celebrated the 11th annual Catholic Night at Fenway Park on Sept. 7. "Over...

From Cardinal Seán's blog

Sep. 13 2024

As I mentioned last week, this is the time of year when we hold a Mass of the Holy Spirit at each of our three seminaries to begin the academic year. So,...

Cardinal, new superintendent welcome students back to school

Sep. 6 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRIGHTON -- For almost 400 pre-K-eighth-grade students at St. Columbkille Partnership School in Brighton, Aug. 28 was the first day of a new school year. It...

Msgr. Salocks honored at St. John's Seminary opening Mass

Sep. 6 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRIGHTON -- Sometimes, people will ask Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley why St. John's Seminary in Brighton exists. To the cardinal, this question...

Lawrence Maronite parish bids farewell to Chorbishop Elie Mikhael

Sep. 6 2024
FATHER ROBERT M. O'GRADY PILOT STAFF

St. Anthony of Padua (Maronite) Parish in Lawrence wished a fond farewell to its previous pastor, now Chorbishop Elie Mikhael. Pope Francis named Chorbishop...

Fieles de Raleigh se esfuerzan por acompañar a trabajadores agrícolas migrantes

Sep. 8 2024
MARIA-PIA NEGRO CHIN, OSV NEWS

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Compartan el Evangelio con alegría, dice el Papa a los trabajadores eclesiásticos de Indonesia

Sep. 8 2024
POR CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

YAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) -- La llamada cristiana a compartir el Evangelio no consiste en tratar de ganar conversos a toda costa, sino en vivir de una manera...