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Venezuelan Nobel laureate Machado asks pope for help in freeing political prisoners

New papal staff highlights Christ's victory over death, papal liturgies office says

Church leaders must listen to abuse victims, those who suffer, pope tells cardinals

Pope calls for peace and dialogue as protests continue in Iran

Rev. King, a Baptist, lived Catholic social justice in 'extraordinary fashion,' says cardinal

Baptism provides light in darkness, gateway to heaven, pope says

Parents can't wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel

Survivors praise pope's words during consistory that not welcoming abuse victims is 'scandal'

Pope embraces youth of Rome, tells them setting world ablaze requires a burning heart

Anti-trafficking advocates cite aid cuts, immigration crackdowns as key challenges

Venezuelan Nobel laureate Machado asks pope for help in freeing political prisoners

Jan. 12 2026
JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado asked for Pope Leo XIV's help in securing the release of political...

New papal staff highlights Christ's victory over death, papal liturgies office says

Jan. 12 2026
JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- While Catholics have been accustomed to the famed silver papal staff featuring the suffering of Christ crucified and used by the pontiffs...

Church leaders must listen to abuse victims, those who suffer, pope tells cardinals

Jan. 12 2026
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Every level of Church leadership must strengthen and improve its ability to listen to everyone, especially to victims of sexual abuse...

Pope calls for peace and dialogue as protests continue in Iran

Jan. 12 2026
JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- As anti-government protests in Iran continue despite an internet blackout and the use of lethal force against demonstrators, Pope Leo XIV...

Rev. King, a Baptist, lived Catholic social justice in 'extraordinary fashion,' says cardinal

Jan. 12 2026
TONY GUTIéRREZ / THE CATHOLIC SUN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Last year Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory became the first African American to participate in a papal conclave, which eventually elected Pope...

Baptism provides light in darkness, gateway to heaven, pope says

Jan. 12 2026
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Baptizing one's children is as essential as providing them with food and clothing, Pope Leo XIV told parents. "Just as they received...

Boston-area college students inspired at SEEK gathering

Jan. 9 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Endicott College junior Cade Bernardo's Catholic faith is his "number-one priority," both on and off the baseball diamond. Bernardo is...

Mass celebrates Haitian independence amid country's turmoil, immigration uncertainty

Jan. 9 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Bishop Cristiano Barbosa made an unusual request to the assembly during Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Jan. 1 -- "pardon my French." Thankfully,...

Father Wellington Oliveira named judicial vicar

Jan. 2 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Father Wellington Oliveira's father was skeptical of his decision to become a priest. The older Oliveira wanted his son to become a police...

Forming the Future: Principal brings global perspective to St. Theresa School, Somerville

Jan. 2 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

SOMERVILLE -- Tiphaine Guillabert, the newly minted principal of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus School in Somerville, is a Renaissance woman -- literally. Her...

St. Basil's Salvatorian Center: A center of Melkite Catholicism in the Merrimack Valley

Jan. 2 2026
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

METHUEN -- Every morning, Basilian Salvatorian Father Christopher Sahd wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to pray before he goes outside and looks after the chickens. Sometimes,...

Concert celebrates cathedral anniversary

Dec. 19 2025
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BRAINTREE -- "Oh my gosh, this is three wonderful things to celebrate in one day." That was what Liz Cotrupi, director of the Archdiocese of Boston's...

Concierto celebra el aniversario de la catedral

Jan. 9 2026

BRAINTREE -- "Dios mío, esto son tres cosas maravillosas para celebrar en un solo día." Eso fue lo que pensó Liz Cotrupi, directora de...

Concierto celebra el aniversario de la catedral

Jan. 9 2026

BRAINTREE -- "Dios mío, esto son tres cosas maravillosas para celebrar en un solo día." Eso fue lo que pensó Liz Cotrupi, directora de...

El Papa León, los obispos reaccionan con preocupación por Venezuela ante la captura de Maduro por parte de EEUU

Jan. 5 2026
JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- El Papa León XIV expresó su "gran preocupación" tras la captura del presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro y su esposa,...

Momentos cruciales en la historia de la inmigración: De la restricción a la reforma y viceversa

Jan. 5 2026
POR EL OBISPO NICHOLAS DIMARZIO, OSV NEWS

Recientemente, di dos presentaciones; la primera en el Seminario Papa San Juan XXIII en Massachusetts, y la segunda en la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón...

Concierto celebra el aniversario de la catedral

Jan. 2 2026

BRAINTREE -- "Dios mío, esto son tres cosas maravillosas para celebrar en un solo día." Eso fue lo que pensó Liz Cotrupi, directora de...

Concierto celebra el aniversario de la catedral

Jan. 2 2026

BRAINTREE -- "Dios mío, esto son tres cosas maravillosas para celebrar en un solo día." Eso fue lo que pensó Liz Cotrupi, directora de...

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