Bishop Mark O'Connell installed as the 11th Bishop of Albany
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- Saying that "I am happy when I know I am exactly where God wants me," Bishop Mark O'Connell was officially installed as the 11th...
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Women Affirming Life gathering highlights end-of-life care
BRAINTREE -- The annual Women Affirming Life Breakfast took place at the Pastoral Center on Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicholas. The event began with a...
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Archdiocesan Thanksgiving Day football wrap-up
Archbishop Williams, Braintree, vs. Cardinal Spellman, Brockton The boys from Archbishop Williams traveled over to Potvin Field in Brockton to clash with...
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Father Zimmerman to join PNAC formation team
The Pontifical North American College (PNAC) in Rome announced Dec. 5 that Father Michael Zimmerman will serve as a formation advisor at the college beginning...
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Msgr. Robert Oliver named vicar general
Archbishop Richard G. Henning has appointed Msgr. Robert Oliver to serve as vicar general, effective Dec. 1, 2025. He succeeds Bishop Mark O'Connell,...
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Forming the Future: Jackson Walnut Park School's young musicians
NEWTON -- "It's fairly light," says Edward, a sixth grader at Jackson Walnut Park School in Newton, about the cello he's lugging on his back. "It's...
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Quincy's St. John's Parish sees signs of hope in new adoration chapel
QUINCY -- In August, the stuffy windowless shack next to the food pantry at St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy had its windows boarded up and its siding...
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Archbishop honors service to church at Cheverus Awards
BOSTON -- When Kevin Roy received the letter telling him that he and his wife Jessica had won the Cheverus Award, he thought it was junk mail. He threw...
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2025 Cheverus Award recipients
Following are the 2025 Cheverus Award recipients, listed in alphabetical order, followed by their nominating parish or office. Christine Ackerman --...
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Nicene Creed 1,700th Anniversary Statement
Following is the full text of the joint statement issued Nov. 25, 2025, by Archbishop Richard G. Henning and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Methodios on the...
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Archbishop Henning, Metropolitan Methodios issue joint statement on Nicaea anniversary
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning and Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston have released a joint statement marking...
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Volunteers join Catholic Charities to distribute Thanksgiving meals
DORCHESTER -- Over 100 volunteers distributed Thanksgiving meals to 2,000 Dorchester households at the Catholic Charities Yawkey Center on Nov. 22. The...
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Catholic Schools Foundation donors see impact on annual Bus Tour
DORCHESTER -- Ethan Smith has excelled at math from the time he was in kindergarten. The eighth grader has been a student at Pope St. John Paul II Catholic...
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Sacred Heart, Lexington, becomes first parish 'Ark of Biodiversity'
LEXINGTON -- "I feel God's presence when I'm in nature," says Kathryn Rapperport. Rapperport has been a parishioner at Sacred Heart in Lexington...
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Quincy parish builds community through RC car club
QUINCY -- Father Jason Worthley, parochial vicar of St. John the Baptist Parish in Quincy, stepped out of the rectory and into the cold, dark night of...
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Bishop O'Connell bids farewell to archdiocese at cathedral Mass
BOSTON -- The Mass celebrated by Archbishop Richard G. Henning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Nov. 16 served a dual purpose. In any other year,...
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Black Catholic community gathers for annual Healy Award Dinner
DORCHESTER -- According to Sister of Mercy Cora Marie Billings, in African American culture, it is tradition to ask an elder for permission to speak. Therefore,...
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Forming the Future: Blessed Sacrament School, Walpole's four-legged counselor
WALPOLE -- The most popular staff member at Blessed Sacrament School in Walpole is a California native with light blond hair and an irresistible smile. He's...
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Archdiocese, BC partner to train lay leaders in synodal initiative
BRAINTREE -- The Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment to establish "So I Send You:...
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'ChantGPT' talk at BC explores use of AI in sacred music
CHESTNUT HILL -- Jesuit Father Phillip Ganir wasn't expecting to see James Brown CDs in a French monastery. It was summer 2024, and the assistant...
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Weymouth soldier laid to rest after 81 years missing in WWII
WEYMOUTH -- For over 80 years, Private Alfred T. Langevin was known simply as X-2756. Langevin was born in Weymouth in 1915 and baptized at Immaculate...
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Catholic, Orthodox choirs unite to celebrate 1700th anniversary Council of Nicaea
CAMBRIDGE -- The undulating, ethereal vocalizations of a choir of men chanting melodies in Greek seem to transcend space and time, sweeping back the veil...
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Georgetown parish volunteers sew dresses for girls in need worldwide
GEORGETOWN -- Over a dozen sewing machines whirred in the church hall of St. Mary Parish in Georgetown on the afternoon of Nov. 8. Women handling reams...
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Danvers cantor shares talent with parish and opera fans alike
DANVERS -- The toughest performance of Fred C. VanNess's career wasn't on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, or touring New...
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Volunteers work to preserve North End's cherished All Saints Way
BOSTON -- Peter Baldassari was running an errand in the North End when he thought, "Gee, this would make a beautiful place for the saints." The North...
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