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Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slopeCardinal Seán P. O’Malley

It has been said that at the heart of the physician-assisted suicide debate is the moral-medical distinction between curing and caring for patients. The United States has an unmatched capacity for curing ...

Bringing about a culture of prevention and care to prevent sexual abuse Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley

Below are Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley's opening remarks at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, given May 4 in Rome. The address was first published ...

Cardinal O'Malley's statement on overturning of Roe v. WadeCardinal Sean P. O’Malley

The following statement was issued by Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley on June 24, 2022, in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned ...

A call to provide relief and assistance to the Haitian people Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley

On Sept. 6, I was able to visit Haiti to meet with Cardinal Langlois of Les Cayes, to survey the challenges now confronting the Haitian people and to express the solidarity of the Archdiocese, home to ...

Cardinal Seán -- 2021 Easter MessageCardinal Seán P. O'Malley

Easter is the center and core of Christian faith. Christian faith is Resurrection faith; the Risen Christ, having conquered sin and death, remains with us across the ages. When we celebrate "the Triduum" ...

We all need to work together Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley

Following is the homily delivered by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley at a Mass for racial justice and healing celebrated at Castle Island in South Boston June 13. It is a privilege for me today to join with ...

The 'evil and moral cancer' of racismCardinal Seán P. O'Malley

Here is a letter to the faithful signed by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, June 5. Dearly Beloved in Christ, For four hundred and one years this land, which would become the United ...

My letter to the faithful Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley

(Beginning in Lent, Cardinal O'Malley has periodically issued letters to different communities within the archdiocese addressing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Previous letters have been issued ...