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byFather Robert M. O'Grady Pilot Staff
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Pope Francis has given an additional diplomatic post to Archbishop Paul Russell. In addition to his present postings as apostolic nuncio to Turkey and apostolic nuncio to Turkmenistan he will also be apostolic nuncio to Azerbaijan. It is not unusual for diplomats of the Holy See to have several posts concurrently. Usually this is because the posts are geographical neighbors. Azerbaijan borders Turkey on its east; while Turkmenistan is separated from Turkey by Iran and the Caspian Sea. As nuncio Archbishop Russell represents the Holy See both to the local churches in each nation and to the respective governments. The additional assignment was effective on April 7, 2018.
BOSTON -- Whenever he visits St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley says he always discovers something new. The last time ...
As the winter sports season came to an end, several Catholic high schools took state titles in basketball and hockey. The Cathedral High School girls ...
WATERTOWN -- "Alright, we have 20 minutes to prayer!" John Madden announced in the church hall of St. Patrick Parish in Watertown on March 24, Palm Sunday. ...
BROCKTON -- The senior campus ministry room of Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton contains a PlayStation 4, a mini fridge, a giant Connect 4 set, ...
NORTH ANDOVER -- Augustinian Father Peter Gori, pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Andover, likes to walk when he prays, and pray when he walks. He can ...
This is the fifth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the ...
BOSTON -- The Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) has announced Bill and Jane Mosakowski will match all new and increased contributions up to $500,000 made ...
Long before 1950, when the Diocese of Worcester became separate from the Diocese of Springfield, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur expanded into the ...
Last Thursday afternoon, I went to Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School in Methuen for a celebration of the school's 20th anniversary. Notre Dame Cristo ...
(OSV News) -- A decision by a judge in Calgary, Alberta, in favor of a young woman seeking medically assisted suicide over her father's objections amounts ...
BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore's Apostleship of the Sea is normally a "friendly face" for international seafarers visiting the port. That ...
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 26 in a case concerning mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion. It is the ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross ...
(OSV News) -- Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and that city's officials have called for prayers as rescue efforts continue, following the early ...
(OSV News) -- OSV News recently spoke with Mary Ann Glendon, professor emerita of law at Harvard University and a former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. ...
JERUSALEM (OSV News) -- When Christians gathered in Jerusalem to remember Jesus' entry into the city, it was one of a few joyful moments in the Holy Land, ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Media outlets have a responsibility to share the truth, not spread ideologies, Pope Francis said. The pope told employees of the ...
DUBLIN (OSV News) -- The professional body that regulates and ensures professional standards for doctors in Ireland has rejected a report from a parliamentary ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. "Jesus entered Jerusalem as a humble ...
BOSTON -- The green-clad faithful filled the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for a St. Patrick's Day Mass celebrated by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ...
BOSTON -- To Thomas Hynes, the story of his family is the story of the Irish in Boston. His uncle was John B. Hynes, mayor of Boston from 1950 to 1960, ...
DEDHAM -- As Father Wayne Belschner, pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Dedham, set the table in the parish rectory on the Solemnity of St. ...
This is the fourth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the ...
BROCKTON -- Jean Gately, a volunteer sacristan and eucharistic minister at Christ the King Parish in Brockton, tries to do her work carefully and quietly. "It's ...
Last Saturday, while I was still in Rome, I had dinner with Cardinal Adalberto Martinez and Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik. Cardinal Lazzaro studied ...
(OSV News) -- A Catholic-inspired human rights group devoted to ending human trafficking took its case to the United Nations March 14, demanding comprehensive ...
(OSV News) -- Losing a young child. Struggling in a troubled marriage with an alcoholic husband. Separating, starting a nursing career in midlife, downsizing ...