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Cardinal launches 2023 Catholic Appeal
SALEM -- The annual Catholic Appeal is underway, with the theme "Faith in action starts with you." The Catholic Appeal supports the parishes, schools, and central ministries of the Archdiocese of Boston. Among the many services and programs it funds are faith formation, hospital and prison chaplains, faith community nurses, and addiction recovery programs.
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Cardinal O'Malley, Ukrainian Catholic leader to host prayer service for Ukraine
JAMAICA PLAIN -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley and the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the U.S., Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia, will preside at a Lenten prayer service of hope and solidarity for the people of Ukraine on March 25.
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St. Mary's Center opens new Carolyn Lynch Children's Center
DORCHESTER -- Hanging on the wall in the Carolyn Lynch Children's Center is a sign in shape of a compass rose. For Maura Letourneau, it represents the namesake and mission of St. Mary's Center for Women and Children.
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
One of the suggestions made during the meetings of cardinals before the start of the last conclave was the possibility of the new pope having a cabinet of cardinals who could serve as his advisors. So, shortly after Pope Francis was elected, he established the Council of Cardinals, popularly called the C9 because it consisted of nine cardinals from throughout the world. The Holy Father asked me to be part of it, and I have had the great privilege to work with him and the other cardinals in the preparation of the various reforms of the Roman Curia -- the changes to the different dicasteries and other innovations that have been promulgated by Pope Francis and institutionalized in the document "Praedicate Evangelium."
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Cardinal grants dispensation for St. Patrick's Day
BRAINTREE -- Even though St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday in Lent this year, parishes and families in the Archdiocese of Boston planning their festivities can keep corned beef on the menu, thanks to a special dispensation granted by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley.
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