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Boston welcomes six new priests

Our archdiocese has been blessed with many fine priests. We have never had enough priests, and we certainly have never had more than we need. So, the six...

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Father Vincenzo Caruso

CHESTNUT HILL -- Father Vincenzo Caruso was once a very cynical young man. Growing up in Naples, Italy, he believed that he would never be loved by anyone...

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Father Brian Robert Daley

BRIGHTON -- Father Brian R. Daley says being Catholic is much like being on a high school football team. "It's not about you," Father Daley told The...

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Father Brian Thomas Delaney

WESTON -- Father Brian Delaney is already used to being called "Father Brian." His coworkers gave him that nickname when he worked as a security manager...

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Father Mateus de Oliveira Martin

CHESTNUT HILL -- When Father Mateus de Oliveira Martin came to Boston from Brazil in December 2013, he felt like he had been stuffed into a freezer. His...

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Father Joseph Thuy Van Nguyen

BRIGHTON -- Father Joseph Thuy Van Nguyen knows that priests are role models of the faith. Father Nguyen, 36, a seminarian at St. John's Seminary...

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Father Peter Dong Huy Pham

BRIGHTON -- Father Peter Dong Huy Pham grew up surrounded by faith. He was born in Hanoi and raised in a predominantly Catholic village just outside the...

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Ordination Class of 2025 -- national snapshot

This report presents findings from a national survey of seminarians scheduled for ordination to the priesthood in 2025. The report is a part of collaboration...

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Ordination of presbyters

The Ordination to the Priesthood takes place during Mass, and the ordination rite carries centuries of sacred tradition to this present ceremony. The following...

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Homily for Ordination of presbyters

Beloved brothers and sisters: because these our sons, who are your relatives and friends, are now to be advanced to the Order of priests, consider carefully...

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Seminarians and seminaries by the numbers

The ordination of new priests for the archdiocese gives The Pilot its annual opportunity to inform our readers of the "state of vocations" in the seminaries...

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Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Boston

Fritz Anacreon, 2027, St. Augustine, Divine Mercy, Quincy, MA Diego Arellano, 2034, Redemptoris Mater, Queen of Peace, Aurora, CO Reverend Mister Giris...

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Reviving monasticism

(OSV News) -- Praying for vocations usually means praying for more priests. That's a good and necessary effort, of course, because without priests,...

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Home Viewing Roundup for May 12, 2025

NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...

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Pope pledges strengthened dialogue with Jews

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish community. "Trusting...

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Home Viewing Roundup for May 5, 2025

NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...

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'Towards Zero,' streaming, BritBox

NEW YORK (OSV News) – The BBC's screen version of Agatha Christie's 1944 novel "Towards Zero" is now available for streaming on BritBox. Though the...

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Another Simple Favor

NEW YORK (OSV News) – Back in 2018, director Paul Feig helmed the black comedy "A Simple Favor." Although sleek and clever, the film paraded outrageous...

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The Legend of Ochi

NEW YORK (OSV News) – Though it has the relationship between a teen girl and a cuddly creature at its core, "The Legend of Ochi" (A24) is not a sunny...

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