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As we reflect on the 95-year legacy crafted not on easy roads but on paths that required courage, resilience, and compassion, the Carmelite Sisters have...
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[Ed. -- The Sisters of Jesus Crucified and the Sorrowful Mother celebrated their centennial at their Brockton convent on Sept. 15, 2024. Cardinal O'Malley...
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As we look around our world, our neighborhood, and the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, it's clear the Spirit is calling us to a newness...
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The Sisters of St. Anne, joined by residents of Alliance at Marie Esther Health Center, Marlborough, planned and celebrated the Sept. 1 Day of Prayer for...
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(OSV News) -- Green nuns. Green sisters. Even "eco-nuns." Throughout America -- and indeed, the world -- thousands of religious sisters are daily witnessing...
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80 Years Sister Kathryn Donovan, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Sister Rita Welch, CSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Sister Ann Marie McAndrews,...
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In his gospel, St. Luke narrates the call of Simon, the fisherman whom Jesus changes, both in name and in vocation. The whole narrative is Luke 5: 1-11....
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BRAINTREE -- On Oct. 31, 60-year-old Richard Garth Henning will be installed as the 10th bishop and sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. To...
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BRAINTREE -- On Sept. 11, 2001, Msgr. Robert Clerkin was looking forward to the Mets-Pirates game. Msgr. Clerkin was pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish,...
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BRAINTREE -- Father Gregory Stowe, pastor of St. Joseph Church in West Warwick, Rhode Island, says that the Diocese of Providence is a lot like the Archdiocese...
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Earlier in October, Archbishop of Boston Richard G. Henning sat down with Kevin Nelson of the CatholicTV Network at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for...
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The Mass for the Installation of Archbishop Richard G. Henning will be familiar to all Roman Catholics -- from the singing of the Gloria through the end...
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The installation of our new bishop will require that he be mentioned in every Mass celebrated across the archdiocese from Oct. 31, 2024, after 2:00 p.m.,...
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Boston Providence Established 1808 (1875) 1872 Area (square miles) 2,465 1,085 General Population 4,496,567 1,097,379 Catholic...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (OSV NEWS) -- At the Mass of Reception welcoming him to the Diocese of Providence as coadjutor, Bishop Richard G. Henning began his homily...
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BRAINTREE -- At his farewell Mass at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence on Oct. 17, 2024, Archbishop of Boston Richard Henning said he...
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Most Reverend Richard Garth Henning Tenth Bishop Seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston BLAZON Arms impaled. In the dexter: Azure, a Latin cross...
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Most Reverend Richard Garth Henning Tenth Bishop Seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston RICHARD GARTH HENNING, Tenth Bishop and Seventh Archbishop...
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The saying "All roads lead to Rome" is said to have originated in the third century B.C. when all major roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome. When speaking...
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First Bishop † Jean Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus (1768-1836) was born at Mayenne (Le Mans, France) on Jan. 28, 1768, and ordained a priest...
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† John Brady (1840-1910) was born at Kilnaleck (Kilmore), Ireland, on Feb. 11, 1840, and ordained a priest on Dec. 4, 1864. He was named Titular Bishop...
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With the arrival of our new archbishop, you will see and hear the word metropolitan used either as an adjective or as a noun. On Oct. 31, 2024, once seated...
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The bishops, appointed by the Holy Spirit as successors to the Apostles, respond to the Lord's call to be with Him and, through Him, be sent on a mission...
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Yes and no. This is one of those questions that you always wish were on your tests in school. Both answers are correct, as you can see explained under...
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Tucked away in the whirlwind of activity surrounding the appointment of a priest to be a bishop in the Church is this strange piece of advice to the newly...
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When I entered the Jesuits in 2014, I knew that ordination to the diaconate was a part of formation, but I didn't think much about it. Founded by St....
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Veronica Escudero: I'm from San Rafael, Colombia, and am a first-year novice with the Daughters of St. Paul. A fun fact about me is that I am an artist...
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Each fall and spring, thanks to the cooperation of the Vocations Office of the archdiocese and to the seminaries where our seminarians are preparing for...
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