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Boston, Wednesday 6th of December 2023

Deacon Greg Kandra

Reflections on the Scripture readings for Dec. 10, Second Sunday of Advent

Dr. R. Jared Staudt

The battle is real: A guide for spiritual warfare

Jenna Marie Cooper

Questions on baptismal records

Lucia A. Silecchia

Away from Ordinary Times

Maureen Crowley Heil

Give the Gift of Hope to the Missions

Michael R. Heinlein

'Longing': Learning about Eucharistic desire from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Archbishop exhorts Advent vigilance as national shrine's Holy Door sealed

FBI director spars with GOP Senators about memo on 'radical traditionalist Catholics'

Sacraments, strategy help Catholics stay sober amid holidays, say experts

Archbishop honored for 'shepherding' Puerto Rico after hurricane, amid economic downturn

Univ. of Notre Dame names Father Robert Dowd its new president

Exile: Don’t underestimate Nicaragua church’s 'prophetic voice’ amid repression

Humanity must build alliances supporting peace, creation, pope says

Answer Advent call for vigilance with charity, confession, pope suggests

Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at 93

'I had Indi baptized to protect her,' says father of 8-month-old British girl at her funeral

Archbishop exhorts Advent vigilance as national shrine's Holy Door sealed

Dec. 5 2023
JULIE ASHER

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- "Waiting is one of the watchwords of the liturgical season of Advent, which we begin today," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of...

FBI director spars with GOP Senators about memo on 'radical traditionalist Catholics'

Dec. 5 2023
KATE SCANLON

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray sparred with Republicans during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Dec. 5 about a leaked...

Sacraments, strategy help Catholics stay sober amid holidays, say experts

Dec. 5 2023
GINA CHRISTIAN

(OSV News) -- The Christmas season can be challenging for those in addiction recovery, but sacramental grace and practical strategies can keep those seeking...

Archbishop honored for 'shepherding' Puerto Rico after hurricane, amid economic downturn

Dec. 4 2023
OSV NEWS

NEW YORK (OSV News) -- Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, "possesses a passionate heart that beats with a pastor's love...

Univ. of Notre Dame names Father Robert Dowd its new president

Dec. 4 2023
GINA CHRISTIAN

(OSV News) -- The University of Notre Dame has selected a new president who said he hopes to position the school as an "ever-greater engine of insight,...

Exile: Don’t underestimate Nicaragua church’s 'prophetic voice’ amid repression

Dec. 4 2023
GINA CHRISTIAN

(OSV News) -- In the face of Nicaragua's authoritarian regime, "the prophetic voice of the Catholic Church cannot be underestimated," said an opposition...

Cardinal honors service to the church at Cheverus Award ceremony

Dec. 1 2023
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley presented 150 Cheverus Award Medals to laity, deacons, and religious for service to the church in Boston during...

Catholic Schools Foundation announces Christmas card competition winners

Dec. 1 2023
PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Young students across the Boston Archdiocese were encouraged to show off their artistic talent and take part in the Catholic School's Foundation's...

Jesus 'didn't write off' anybody, says Xaverian Brother prison chaplain

Dec. 1 2023
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

DANVERS -- "You've started something on death row." Xaverian Brother Jim Connolly heard those words from the warden of the maximum-security South...

Wayland parish receives gift of saints' relics

Dec. 1 2023
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

WAYLAND -- Before he became pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in Wayland, Father David O'Leary was a chaplain and professor of comparative religion at...

From Cardinal Seán's blog

Dec. 1 2023

As I do every year on Thanksgiving week, I am posting my blog a couple of days early so I can spend time with my family for the holiday. Following the...