Local faithful offer prayers for pope's health
BRAINTREE -- The faithful throughout the Archdiocese of Boston, both clergy and laity, were praying for the health of Pope Francis as he continued his...
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'I see us as a family,' says incoming BC president Father John Butler
CHESTNUT HILL -- One is covered with autographs, the others are not, but the footballs all have the same words on them: "Father Jack." The game-used footballs...
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Vatican III priest jazz quartet rocks North End in Jubilee Year performance
BOSTON -- The jazz was hot, and the joint was jumping. On the night of Feb. 18, a standing-room-only audience crowded into a dark basement on a narrow...
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Black Catholic community observes Black History Month
DORCHESTER -- St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Dorchester, hub of the Archdiocese of Boston's Black Catholic community, hosted a Mass in honor of Black...
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Lenten Regulations
Abstinence -- Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday (March 5) and on...
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Archbishop Henning joins U.S. Bishops call for prayers as Pope Francis' condition worsens
(OSV News) -- Catholic bishops throughout the U.S. are calling on faithful to pray for Pope Francis, now in critical condition in Rome's Gemelli hospital...
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Faith and community thrive amid renovations at Pru's St. Francis Chapel
BOSTON -- As he watched a chapel ceiling be painted, Father Jeremy Paulin saw the glory of God. Father Paulin, an Oblate of the Virgin Mary, has been...
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Cheverus profiles: Bernard Ba of St. Rita Parish, Lowell
LOWELL -- When he was a parishioner at St. Rose of Lima in Chelsea, there was one thing Bernard Ba wanted to know from his pastor: The meaning of the phrase...
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Malta Camp serves young adults with disabilities
BRAINTREE -- Ryan McLean likes to say that Malta Camp USA is "everything that the world is not." McLean, a native of Hingham, has cerebral palsy and cannot...
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Catholic Leadership Institute honors Father Paul Soper
BRAINTREE -- Father Paul Soper, director of clergy personnel for the Archdiocese of Boston, was honored with the Avery Cardinal Dulles Ad Intra Award at...
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15 couples convalidate marriages in cathedral ceremony
BOSTON -- Fifteen married couples fully entered the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony by having their marriages convalidated in a ceremony at the Cathedral of...
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Archdiocese holds trainings to help parishes maximize impact of social media
BRAINTREE -- Sean Hurley, director of marketing and communications for Boston Catholic Development Services, says that there's no "silver bullet" for...
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Forming the Future: Diversity celebrated at St. Joseph School, Medford
MEDFORD -- Andrea Sullivan, principal of St. Joseph School in Medford, is the first to admit that her school is "different." And she likes it that way. "It...
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Catholic Appeal enables mission, volunteers, priests told at launch event
LEXINGTON -- Representatives of parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Boston gathered with Archbishop Richard G. Henning at St. Brigid Parish in Lexington...
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Archbishop joins Chinese Catholic community for Mass, Lunar New Year celebrations
BOSTON -- It was quite the command performance. Three Technicolor lions, their massive glittery heads covered in fur and festooned in lavish decorative...
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Gala supports new Chesterton Academy to open this fall
NEWTON — On the night of Feb. 2, the Boston Marriott Newton was graced by an unusual visitor. In the hallway outside of the main ballroom, surrounded...
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Archbishop meets with leaders of archdiocese's religious communities
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning welcomed nearly 100 leaders of men and women religious congregations present in the Archdiocese of Boston for...
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St. Peter School, Cambridge, highlights service during Catholic Schools Week
CAMBRIDGE -- Students of St. Peter School in Cambridge donated 150 articles of clothing to homeless people in the Harvard Square neighborhood on Jan. 30...
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Boston Catholic Directory announces new annual publishing date
BRAINTREE -- The Boston Catholic Directory is moving its annual publication date from February to June. The archdiocese recently moved to make most clergy...
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