Mission Societies celebrate bicentennial, honor local supporters
BRAINTREE -- When the Archdiocese of Boston was in its infancy, it was one of the first beneficiaries of the newly formed Society for the Propagation of...
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'Chaplains on the streets' -- Capuchin Mobile Ministries reaches out to homeless
BOSTON -- In August 2020, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the San Lorenzo Capuchin Friary in Jamaica Plain began using a customized van to deliver...
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Archdiocesan high school champions
As the winter sports season comes to an end, four Catholic high schools took home state titles in basketball. Malden Catholic boys repeated as Division...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Last Thursday, I met with several representatives of Boston's Jewish community at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. With us were Jeremy Burton and Stacey...
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Cardinal launches 2023 Catholic Appeal
SALEM -- The annual Catholic Appeal is underway, with the theme "Faith in action starts with you." The Catholic Appeal supports the parishes, schools,...
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Cardinal O'Malley, Ukrainian Catholic leader to host prayer service for Ukraine
JAMAICA PLAIN -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley and the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the U.S., Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of...
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St. Mary's Center opens new Carolyn Lynch Children's Center
DORCHESTER -- Hanging on the wall in the Carolyn Lynch Children's Center is a sign in shape of a compass rose. For Maura Letourneau, it represents...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
One of the suggestions made during the meetings of cardinals before the start of the last conclave was the possibility of the new pope having a cabinet...
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Cardinal grants dispensation for St. Patrick's Day
BRAINTREE -- Even though St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday in Lent this year, parishes and families in the Archdiocese of Boston planning their festivities...
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Celtics' Grant Williams visits Catholic school for Read Across America Day
DORCHESTER -- The fifth-grade students at St. John Paul II Catholic Academy, Lower Mills Campus, knew they were going to have a special guest on March...
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Cathedral hosts youth choir festival
BOSTON -- Children's choirs from different Catholic communities in Massachusetts and beyond combined their voices for the New England Pueri Cantores...
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Parish, diocesan leaders prepare for World Youth Day
BRAINTREE -- Like millions of Catholics around the world, many in the archdiocese are counting down the days until they go on pilgrimage to World Youth...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
While I was in New York last week, I attended an event at the Union League Club with Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Octavio Cisneros to promote the canonization...
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Cardinal O'Malley's statement on reappointment to Council of Cardinals
(The following statement was issued by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley March 7, 2023 regarding his reappointment to Pope Francis's council of cardinal...
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Hundreds prepare for baptism with Rite of Election
BOSTON -- The start of Leon's journey to being baptized in the Catholic Church began with an unexpected confession. An international student at Boston...
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St. Paul's Choir School's latest album evokes peace of heaven
CAMBRIDGE -- The ethereal voices of the boy choristers at St. Paul's Choir School are reaching beyond the walls of St. Paul's Church with the release...
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Local Ukrainians look back on a year of war
BOSTON -- Father Yaroslav Nalysnyk, the pastor of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jamaica Plain, recalled feeling "disbelief" and "numbness"...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
This past weekend, I was very happy to attend the New York Encounter, a gathering sponsored each year by Communion and Liberation. It's a wonderful...
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