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Cecilia Hadley

Tolkien's world, still popular on the big screen, began with faith and words

Archbishop Richard G. Henning

Be the carol

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

Feeling like Christmas

Scott Hahn

A mother's greeting

Maureen Crowley Heil

Give a Christmas Gift to the Missions

Father Robert M. O'Grady

The Christmas creche

Archdiocese to open Jubilee Year with Dec. 29 cathedral Mass

Women Affirming Life sees record turnout at annual gathering

Cheverus profiles: Maureen McRae of St. Theresa Parish, North Reading

Ecumenical group connects through historic hymns at Ipswich parish

'La Morenita' musical celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lawrence

Wrap-up of the archdiocesan Catholic high school football season

Holy Days in 2025

Trump names CatholicVote's Brian Burch as next Holy See ambassador

Israeli minister asks pope to clarify remarks about genocide claims in Gaza

Papal preacher tells Curia to rediscover power of 'littleness' during Advent

Trump names CatholicVote's Brian Burch as next Holy See ambassador

Dec. 20 2024
KATE SCANLON, OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote,...

Israeli minister asks pope to clarify remarks about genocide claims in Gaza

Dec. 20 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME (CNS) -- Israel's minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism asked Pope Francis to clarify his remarks about the need to investigate...

Papal preacher tells Curia to rediscover power of 'littleness' during Advent

Dec. 20 2024
JUSTIN MCLELLAN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With Christmas just days away, Christians must embrace the human quality of "littleness" as a path toward living out God's humility...

Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10

Dec. 20 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide,...

3,000 Catholic school kids, Black Eyed Peas members make new Christmas song

Dec. 20 2024
SIMONE ORENDAIN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas song by some...

Support of pontifical missions reflects Jesus' love for poor, pope says

Dec. 20 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis praised Catholics who support the Pontifical Mission Societies' work with the poor and those on the margins of society,...

Archdiocese to open Jubilee Year with Dec. 29 cathedral Mass

Dec. 20 2024
WES CIPOLLA, PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- On the Sunday after Christmas, the Archdiocese of Boston will join the Holy Father and the rest of the Catholic Church in celebrating a Jubilee...

Women Affirming Life sees record turnout at annual gathering

Dec. 20 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Almost 180 people attended Women Affirming Life's Mass and Brunch at the Archdiocese of Boston Pastoral Center in Braintree on Dec. 7,...

Cheverus profiles: Maureen McRae of St. Theresa Parish, North Reading

Dec. 20 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

NORTH READING -- Maureen McRae arrived at St. Theresa Parish in North Reading at 8:40 a.m. on the foggy morning of Dec. 10, her well-loved Roman Missal...

Ecumenical group connects through historic hymns at Ipswich parish

Dec. 20 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

IPSWICH -- A rustic sound, simple and powerful in its joy and earnestness, chimed through the Our Lady of Hope parish hall in Ipswich on the icy afternoon...

'La Morenita' musical celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lawrence

Dec. 20 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

LAWRENCE -- An armored conquistador works on a laptop in the former St. Mary of the Assumption School gymnasium in Lawrence, surrounded by the myriad knobs...

Wrap-up of the archdiocesan Catholic high school football season

Dec. 20 2024
COMPILED PATRICK E. O'CONNOR SPECIAL TO THE PILOT

Central Catholic, Lawrence, vs. Lawrence High Playing at the venerable Fenway Park on Thanksgiving Eve, the Central Catholic Raiders ended a successful...