Cardinal O'Connell's 1924 pilgrimage to the Holy LandThomas Lester
On Wednesday, March 26, 1924, a delegation of priests and laymen from the Archdiocese of Boston traveled to New York City, where they awaited the arrival of the Cunard Line ship Franconia the next morning. ...
Cummins Highway is named for Roslindale's first pastor Thomas Lester
On March 1, 1929, at 3 p.m., a crowd of over 5,000 people gathered at the intersection adjacent to Sacred Heart Church in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood. They were there to dedicate the recently ...
Father Charles Dominic Ffrench serves the young Diocese of BostonThomas Lester
On Feb. 18, 1834, Father Charles Dominic Ffrench wrote to Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Boston about a school that he commenced in Portland, Maine. St. Dominic Church in that city served as the base for ...
The 1854 visit of Archbishop Gaetano Bedini Thomas Lester
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1854, Bishop John Fitzpatrick of Boston recorded in his journal "it is supposed in the city that his Excellency Mgr. Bedini Apostolic Nuncio will sail from Boston to-morrow. The sectarian ...
The 1854 case of Fields v. TigheThomas Lester
On Monday, Jan. 11, 1854, Bishop John Fitzpatrick of Boston recorded in his journal that he was summoned to appear as a witness in the case of Fields v. Tighe in the Justices' Court for the County ...
The Sacred Heart Review publishes its first issue 135 years ago Thomas Lester
On Dec. 1, 1888 -- 135 years ago -- appeared the first issue of the Sacred Heart Review, a weekly newspaper published by Sacred Heart Parish in Cambridge. The first issue provides insight into the publication's ...
Historic audio and visual media are now available onlineThomas Lester, Violet Hurst, and Joy Zanghi
The Archive Department is excited to announce the availability of a free online media library featuring select audio, moving images, and still photographs from its collections. Current moving image content ...
A look inside the work of the archives Thomas Lester, Violet Hurst, and Joy Zanghi
While readers of The Pilot may already be acquainted with the historical columns published by the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of Boston, this month, we'll take a closer look at the archive ...