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Archbishop Richard G. Henning

Logan

Mary Goslin

What is the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program?

Maureen Crowley Heil

An 'Influencer' for the Gospel

Michael Pakaluk

What was 9/11 for?

Father Robert M. O'Grady

Liturgical formation II

Scott Hahn

The debt we owe

Msgr. Roger Landry takes leave from Pontifical Missions Societies amid misconduct investigation

US bishops urge Trump administration to end mass deportations of Haitians

Pope Leo XIV asks Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make 'courageous and wise decisions'

Pope calls for promoting, protecting human dignity

'You were never meant to carry this alone': Experts say helping postpartum moms is a pro-life issue

Pope Leo expresses hope Ukraine, Russia negotiations bear fruit

Vatican theological commission defines 'sin against creation and the Creator' in new document

At Labor Day Mass, cardinal warns AI will transform work, urges protection of workers' dignity

Boston Catholics recall grief, hope, unity after 9/11 attacks

New school year marks milestone anniversary at St. Peter School, Cambridge

Msgr. Roger Landry takes leave from Pontifical Missions Societies amid misconduct investigation

Sep. 11 2026
GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Msgr. Roger J. Landry has taken a temporary leave from his position as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, following allegations...

US bishops urge Trump administration to end mass deportations of Haitians

Sep. 11 2026
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- A few weeks after Temporary Protected Status for Haiti was terminated, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president...

Pope Leo XIV asks Our Lady of Good Counsel for aid to make 'courageous and wise decisions'

Sep. 11 2026
COURTNEY MARES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV returned Sept. 7 to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God's word...

Pope calls for promoting, protecting human dignity

Sep. 11 2026
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians can help overcome the many distortions and lies about the true dignity of every human person and, in doing so, promote...

'You were never meant to carry this alone': Experts say helping postpartum moms is a pro-life issue

Sep. 11 2026
KATIE YODER, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Nicole Kristensen still remembers facing difficult births and struggling postpartum as a mom. Today, she draws from her experience to help...

Pope Leo expresses hope Ukraine, Russia negotiations bear fruit

Sep. 11 2026
JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV once again appealed for peace in Ukraine and prayed that U.S.-led negotiation efforts would finally bring an end to the death...

Boston Catholics recall grief, hope, unity after 9/11 attacks

Sep. 11 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Colleen Donohoe will never forget the smell. "I can't explain it," she said. "Still chokes me up. It was the smell of death, the smell...

New school year marks milestone anniversary at St. Peter School, Cambridge

Sep. 11 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

CAMBRIDGE -- As classes began at Catholic schools around Labor Day, the school community at St. Peter School in Cambridge had something extra special to...

Planning Office, St. Francis House dedicate affordable development in downtown Boston

Sep. 11 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Sept. 8 was Brianna's first time speaking in front of a crowd of more than 100 people. She was so nervous, but she persisted. It was her...

New Bedford pastor urges prayers for man who attacked him

Sep. 9 2026
GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- A Massachusetts priest is urging prayers for a man who attacked him during a parish Holy Hour. Father Christopher Peschel, pastor of Our...

Cathedral talk explores history, future of parish music

Sep. 4 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Richard Clark was three days old when Pope St. Paul VI promulgated the Novus Ordo Mass in 1969. "How old is the Novus Ordo?" joked Clark, director...

Salem parish to mark 200 years of Catholicism on North Shore

Sep. 4 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- The very existence of someone like Father John Thayer was a scandal in New England in the early days of the U.S. Father Thayer, a former...