Churches to ring bells, pray to mark reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
BRAINTREE -- Thomas William remembers exactly where he was when Notre Dame de Paris burned. On April 15, 2019, William, now an altar server at the Cathedral...
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Cheverus profiles: Nicholas and Barbara Campagna of St. Timothy Parish, Norwood
NORWOOD -- In their 60 years of volunteering, Nicholas and Barbara Campagna have gotten involved in many philanthropic organizations. At their longtime...
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Bridgewater parishioner shares experience of helping with NC hurricane relief
BRIDGEWATER -- "There's nothing wrong with that." That was the response Edward DiCenso received when the people of Valdese, North Carolina, learned...
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Dec. 9 Holy day of obligation
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be transferred to Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. The Holy See informed the U.S. Bishops...
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Mass remembers lives lost in pregnancy and infancy
BRAINTREE -- Usually, when Msgr. Bryan Hehir celebrates a memorial Mass, he takes some time in his homily to reflect on the life of the deceased. On the...
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Forming the Future: John 'Bossman' Sergile's uplifting presence at BC High
DORCHESTER -- "Good morning! Yes, sir! Have a good day!" "Good morning! Have a good day, my man!" "Good morning! Have a good day, sir!" The endless...
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Archbishop Henning joins Catholic Charities' Thanksgiving meal distribution
DORCHESTER -- With the help of Archbishop Richard Henning, dozens of volunteers working with Catholic Charities Boston gave hundreds of families something...
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St. John's Seminary marks 140 years with MFA gala
BOSTON -- "Do you know him?" Archbishop Richard Henning asked Bishop Cristiano Barbosa as they observed the room at the 140th anniversary gala for St....
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Black Catholic community presents annual awards for service
DORCHESTER -- Robert Credle likes to say that before Roxbury was ghettoized, and before it was gentrified, he was there. The Credles were the third Black...
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Archbishop Henning thanks Appeal donors at cathedral Mass
BOSTON -- Archbishop Richard Henning celebrated his first Catholic Appeal Mass of Appreciation at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Nov. 18. The annual...
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Churches urged to be on alert after recent arson fires
BRAINTREE -- After two arson attacks targeted Catholic churches in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island four days apart, the Archdiocese of Boston...
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Cheverus profiles: Anne and Matt O'Neil of St. Anne Parish, Readville
READVILLE -- Matt O'Neil has often heard that God gives his hardest battles to his toughest soldiers. He wasn't sure he was strong enough for this. In...
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Forming the Future: Our Lady's Academy, Waltham, integrates AI and robotics into student learning
WALTHAM -- "JESUS is like a computer," explains a series of posters in the computer lab of Our Lady's Academy in Waltham. "He ENTERs your life, SCANs...
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