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BRAINTREE -- The last of the Archdiocese of Boston's many pandemic-related safety measures is being lifted this weekend, just in time for one of the...
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LYNN -- For decades, Michael Kwiatek has volunteered at Phillips Manor nursing home in Lynn and My Brother's Table, the largest soup kitchen on the...
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This past week, I was in Rome for activities concerning the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. In addition to meetings of the executive...
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Bishop Robert P. Reed is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, pastor of St. Patrick and Sacred Heart parishes in Watertown, Massachusetts,...
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WEST ROXBURY -- Pentecost seemed to come early as members of the archdiocese's Asian communities gathered at Holy Name Parish for a Marian procession...
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The Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
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BOSTON -- The Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCAB) announced May 30 that Kelley Tuthill has been appointed as its...
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NATICK -- In 2013, St. Benedict's Classical Academy opened with just 25 students. Today, it boasts an enrollment of 250 students, and a faculty of...
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Last Friday, I met at the cathedral with the Archbishop Joseph Vu Van Thien of Hanoi, who came accompanied by some of his priests and seminarians. We have...
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The Archdiocese of Boston announced May 30 that Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley has appointed Father Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa as episcopal...
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BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained five men from four different countries to the archdiocesan priesthood in a Mass at the Cathedral...
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BOSTON -- Over 250 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on May 17 to attend Catholic Charities of Boston's annual...
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BRIGHTON -- Bridget Whyte had not attended a Mass in 25 years. But when her children were about to start CCD, she decided to bring them to a Mass so they...
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FRAMINGHAM -- The priests of the archdiocese received a refresher course in liturgical celebration during their annual Spring Convocation, which was held...
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Last Friday, I attended the wake of Marylou Parrish, the mother of Father Bryan Parrish, who had been living with her husband at St. Patrick's Manor...
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BOSTON -- The day after the Celtics won against the Philadelphia 76ers, a different kind of gathering took place outside TD Garden. On May 15, a number...
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BRIGHTON -- When most people think of a Catholic seminary, they might imagine something like a monastery, where men follow a strict life of prayer and...
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BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained 11 men, coming from all three of the archdiocese's seminaries, to the transitional diaconate...
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As I mentioned in my previous post, last week, we had our plenary meeting of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. The Spanish magazine...
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BRAINTREE -- The life of faith is often described as a journey. Catholics' belief in the Communion of Saints -- the unity of the Church on Earth and...
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AUBURNDALE -- Centuries of mission and decades of pilgrimage form the backdrop of St. Antoine Daveluy Parish, where Boston's Korean Catholic Community...
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This is the fifth and final article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral...
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CAMBRIDGE -- Archbishop Bashar Warda recalled the words of Pope Francis when he asserted that "The Church in Iraq is alive" despite years of conflict and...
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Last Thursday, I was very happy to attend the Catholic Schools Foundation's 33rd annual Building Minds Scholarship Fund Dinner Celebration at the Copley...
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