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Maureen Crowley Heil

In the Missions, Sometimes Rank Does Not Have its Privilege

Ron Fish and Lewis Sassoon

'God wants us to be friends'

Scott Hahn

Wisdom and riches

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

A good scare

Father Robert M. O’Grady

Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion

Eileen McLaughlin

Lessons from my Catholic school journey

Preparation underway for archbishop's installation events

From Cardinal Seán's blog

Father John F. Baldovin, SJ, receives McManus Award

Cheverus profiles: Richard D'Ambrosio of St. Ann Parish, Peabody

'The Mystic Rose' resurrects theme from 'Pilate's Daughter' at Mission Church

Marr Catholic school scholarships presented to 49 students

Prominent bioethicist calls for public bioethics seeking to foster human flourishing

Family announces death of Ethel Kennedy at 96; she was devoted to family, slain husband's legacy

Home Viewing Roundup for Oct. 7, 2024

Statistically speaking: How pope's choices change College of Cardinals

Family announces death of Ethel Kennedy at 96; she was devoted to family, slain husband's legacy

Oct. 11 2024
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a human rights activist and mother of 11, died Oct. 10, her family said. She...

Doctrine dicastery overturns Vatican ruling in priest laicization case

Oct. 11 2024
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's doctrine office has mandated the laicization of an Argentine priest accused of sexually abusing minors, overturning...

Prominent bioethicist calls for public bioethics seeking to foster human flourishing

Oct. 11 2024
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Highlighting the intersection of bioethics and human rights, a prominent bioethicist argued in an Oct. 8 address that public bioethics...

At midway point, synod to discuss accountability, walking the talk

Oct. 11 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Members of the Synod of Bishops must ask, listen to and prayerfully reflect on difficult questions, not dismiss or avoid them, the...

Catholic synod is relevant for other Christians, too, delegates say

Oct. 11 2024
CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the Catholic Church's Synod of Bishops is not exactly like a synod in other Christian communities, the issues being discussed...

Synod participants look at how all Catholics can serve church's mission

Oct. 11 2024
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME (CNS) -- The pope, bishops and priests cannot fully awaken the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church alone, so all Catholics must play a more central...

Preparation underway for archbishop's installation events

Oct. 11 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Vicar General Bishop Mark O'Connell has been hard at work for the last several weeks, leading the planning for the installation of the...

Marr Catholic school scholarships presented to 49 students

Oct. 11 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

DORCHESTER -- It all began with a family legacy. In 1974, Robert L. Marr and Daniel F. Marr Jr. founded the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester as a memorial...

'The Mystic Rose' resurrects theme from 'Pilate's Daughter' at Mission Church

Oct. 11 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

MISSION HILL -- Maryanne Norton didn't realize that she was at the end of an era. She was just a girl in high school having fun with her friends. Norton,...

Cheverus profiles: Richard D'Ambrosio of St. Ann Parish, Peabody

Oct. 11 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

PEABODY -- "A calling comes quietly," says Richard D'Ambrosio of St. Ann Parish in Peabody. "Sometimes, it's a voice in the back of your head." D'Ambrosio...

Father John F. Baldovin, SJ, receives McManus Award

Oct. 11 2024
FATHER ROBERT M. O'GRADY PILOT STAFF

Gathering at the historic Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh, the birthplace of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions 55 years...

From Cardinal Seán's blog

Oct. 11 2024

As many of you will know, the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality has begun, and I am here in Rome to take part in it. I arrived a couple days early,...

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...