Boston Catholics recall grief, hope, unity after 9/11 attacks
BRAINTREE -- Colleen Donohoe will never forget the smell. "I can't explain it," she said. "Still chokes me up. It was the smell of death, the smell...
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New school year marks milestone anniversary at St. Peter School, Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE -- As classes began at Catholic schools around Labor Day, the school community at St. Peter School in Cambridge had something extra special to...
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Planning Office, St. Francis House dedicate affordable development in downtown Boston
BOSTON -- Sept. 8 was Brianna's first time speaking in front of a crowd of more than 100 people. She was so nervous, but she persisted. It was her...
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New Bedford pastor urges prayers for man who attacked him
(OSV News) -- A Massachusetts priest is urging prayers for a man who attacked him during a parish Holy Hour. Father Christopher Peschel, pastor of Our...
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Cathedral talk explores history, future of parish music
BOSTON -- Richard Clark was three days old when Pope St. Paul VI promulgated the Novus Ordo Mass in 1969. "How old is the Novus Ordo?" joked Clark, director...
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Salem parish to mark 200 years of Catholicism on North Shore
BRAINTREE -- The very existence of someone like Father John Thayer was a scandal in New England in the early days of the U.S. Father Thayer, a former...
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Milton deacon shares faith journey after cancer diagnosis
BRAINTREE -- It started out with some shoulder pain. Deacon Kevin Martin, a permanent deacon at St. Agatha Parish in Milton, chalked it up to too much...
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Order seeks memories of Charlestown-born missionary for sainthood cause
BRAINTREE -- Jo Joy was a hired killer, or so he said. He had been married four times. His wives' names were tattooed on his chest. On his back were...
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Waltham parish children perform at Regina Cleri
BOSTON -- Noah Guidel-Mendez was nervous to sing the "Anima Christi" and Faure's setting of the "Pie Jesu" before an audience of senior priests at...
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Cheverus profiles: Carol Haynes of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Beverly
BEVERLY -- Carol Haynes has spent her life caring for those at the beginning of life, and at its end. Upon retiring from a decades-long career in early...
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Austin Prep becomes first Catholic middle school to earn national honor
BRAINTREE -- Reading's Austin Prep has been named a School of Distinction by the Association for Middle Level Education, becoming the first private...
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Cheverus profiles: Edgardo Mantilla of St. Mary of the Annunciation, Melrose
MELROSE -- From kindergarten to his doctorate in chemistry at Seton Hall University, almost all of Edgardo "Ed" Mantilla's education has taken place...
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Hispanic youth gather for regional Encuentro
BRAINTREE -- On July 18, 123 young adults, deacons, religious, volunteers, and pastoral leaders representing the Hispanic communities of New England's...
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Catholic school teachers prepare for upcoming year with summer academies
BRAINTREE -- Growing up attending Catholic schools, Silvianna Zhao dreamed of teaching in one someday. This fall, she will begin teaching kindergarten...
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Archbishop encourages pro-life witness in wake of new late-term abortion law
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning is encouraging pro-life advocates to "continue to proclaim the beauty and the miracle of life" in the face of...
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