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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Archbishop Henning installed as Boston's 10th bishop at cathedral
BOSTON -- Continuing thousands of years of church tradition going back to the Apostles, Archbishop Richard G. Henning was installed as the 10th bishop...
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Hispanic community welcomes Archbishop Henning on eve of installation
REVERE -- Her name was Teresita. At 5'1" and 100 pounds, the Salvadoran woman's small stature belied her powerful presence and tenacity. When...
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Archbishop greets Boston's senior priests at Regina Cleri following installation
BOSTON -- When visiting and celebrating Mass at Regina Cleri for the first time as archbishop of Boston on Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, Archbishop Richard...
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Archbishop makes first parish, school visit in Lawrence
LAWRENCE -- "Oh my gosh!" A pre-K student at Lawrence Catholic Academy exclaimed when Archbishop Richard Henning walked into her classroom. "He's so...
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'I believe' -- Archbishop Henning's installation homily
Following is The Pilot transcription of Archbishop Richard G. Henning's Installation Mass homily delivered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's...
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'I believe'
Below is The Pilot transcription of Archbishop Richard G. Henning's Installation Mass homily delivered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's...
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Franklin parish responds with faith following church arson
FRANKLIN -- There is only one thing a priest up at 2 a.m. should be doing, says Father Bob Poitras, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Franklin: Praying. At...
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Social Justice Convocation explores implications of 'Laudato Si''
BRAINTREE -- Shortly before the Archdiocese of Boston's 16th annual Social Justice Convocation, "Hope for Our Common Home: Catholics Care for Creation,"...
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Catholic Schools Foundation 'bus tour' highlights Brighton school
BRIGHTON -- Alex Orrego felt his back up against the wall. For years, Orrego had lived in Massachusetts while his daughter Tatiyana lived in Maine with...
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