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Archbishop Richard G. Henning

Resilient

Maureen Crowley Heil

Learning from the Missions: Commitment to God's Plan Must be Total

Father Robert M. O'Grady

The Great Vigil

Scott Hahn

Something new

Sister Nancy Usselmann

'The Chosen' Season Five sets the table for Holy Week

Greg Erlandson

'Put no trust in princes'

USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended

Maryland House approves bill limiting payments to victims of child sexual abuse

Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish 'resignification' project

British woman prosecuted for silently holding a sign by abortion clinic gets a backup from US State Department

Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick

Timeline of key events in case of former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick

Kansas pastor fatally shot; Archbishop Naumann prays for priest and perpetrator

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94

British church steps up opposition to 'deeply flawed' assisted suicide bill

Two women religious murdered in Haiti amid that nation's 'way of the Cross'

Tallest cross in the world will remain despite Spanish 'resignification' project

Apr. 7 2025
CNA STAFF

The spokesman for the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym), Bishop Francisco César GarcÍa Magán, stated Friday...

USCCB ends cooperative agreements with US government after work suspended

Apr. 7 2025
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said it would not renew its cooperative agreements with the federal government related...

Maryland House approves bill limiting payments to victims of child sexual abuse

Apr. 7 2025
CHRISTOPHER GUNTY / CATHOLIC REVIEW, OSV NEWS

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (OSV News) -- The Maryland House passed a bill April 3 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for...

British woman prosecuted for silently holding a sign by abortion clinic gets a backup from US State Department

Apr. 7 2025
SIMON CALDWELL, OSV NEWS

LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) -- The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the prosecution of a British woman for holding up a sign outside...

Ailing pope surprises pilgrims during Jubilee of the sick

Apr. 7 2025
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With thousands of infirmed people and those who care for them gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair...

Timeline of key events in case of former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick

Apr. 5 2025
PAUL HARING/ CNS, MARIA WIERING/ OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Here is a timeline of key events in the life of the late Theodore E. McCarrick, beginning with his ordination as a priest for the Archdiocese...

Pilgrimage sites host Jubilee Year '24 Hours for the Lord'

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BOSTON -- Quinn Cunningham often thinks to himself: "Wouldn't it have been awesome to be an apostle?" "Yeah, it would have been," Cunningham, a 25-year-old...

Lenten crispelli help preserve Italian tradition in Lawrence

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

LAWRENCE -- "Like setting off an atomic bomb." That's how John Capriole described the reaction to the suggestion that there would be no crispelli...

Forming the future: Long-time teacher's lasting impact at St. Bridget School, Framingham

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

FRAMINGHAM -- Joan Bruce doesn't remember the name of every student in her 37 years of teaching at St. Bridget School in Framingham, but she remembers...

Annual Social Justice Convocation focuses on climate change

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

DORCHESTER -- Jesuit Father Andrea Vicini, chair of the Boston College Theology Department, describes the crisis of climate change in a way that may be...

Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Vincenzo Caruso

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

This is the second article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...

Haverhill parish offers support through Stephen Ministry volunteers

Apr. 4 2025
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

HAVERHILL -- Elaine Barker has always considered herself "a very positive person." She's not the kind of person who lets things faze her, but this...

El Papa convaleciente sorprende a los peregrinos durante el Jubileo de los Enfermos

Apr. 7 2025
POR JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — Con miles de personas enfermas y aquellos que cuidan de ellos reunidos en la Plaza de San Pedro, el Papa Francisco, sentado...

Ex cardenal McCarrick fallece a los 94 años

Apr. 7 2025
POR MARIA WIERING, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- El ex cardenal Theodore E. McCarrick, quien fue expulsado del estado clerical en 2019 tras las revelaciones de acusaciones creíbles...

San Juan Pablo II sirvió incansablemente a la Iglesia y abrazó al mundo entero, dice el cardenal Parolin

Apr. 7 2025
POR CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Durante su largo y fructífero pontificado, San Juan Pablo II abrazó al mundo entero, que una vez más necesita...

Encuesta muestra opiniones encontradas sobre las políticas de Trump, incluidas las deportaciones

Apr. 7 2025
POR KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Los adultos de EE.UU. tienen opiniones encontradas sobre las políticas de la administración Trump, incluyendo las deportaciones,...

El movimiento provida necesita un nuevo enfoque, impulsado por todos los fieles, dice dicasterio

Apr. 7 2025
POR CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

UDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Dicasterio para los Laicos, la Familia y la Vida ha publicado un marco pastoral para ayudar a las diócesis a iniciar...

El Espíritu Santo es fuente de paz, armonía y fraternidad, dice el Papa

Apr. 7 2025
POR CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- La Iglesia católica es una humanidad nueva y reconciliada gracias al don del Espíritu Santo, que es fuente de comunión,...

Sister Nancy Usselmann

'The Chosen' Season Five sets the table for Holy Week

Father Robert M. O'Grady

The Great Vigil

Archbishop Richard G. Henning

Resilient

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