Five ordained transitional deacons for Boston
BOSTON -- Five-year-old Deacon Johnathan Saniuk was sitting on the couch watching TV when his priestly vocation was discovered. The boy just didn't...
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Archbishop honored at Redemptoris Mater gala
QUINCY -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning was honored by Redemptoris Mater Seminary at the seminary's 13th annual Gala Dinner, held at the Boston Marriott...
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Harvard performance will honor pope's legacy on environment
CAMBRIDGE -- Linda J. Chase wanted to make sure that Pope Francis would like it. Chase, a composer and professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and...
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Archbishop expresses gratitude for firefighters on feast of St. Florian
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning sent a message of prayers for firefighters May 4, the feast of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. The...
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Archbishop Henning says Pope Leo is a 'gift to the church'
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning said he was "surprised" but not "shocked" to see the election of the first American-born pope. Speaking to...
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Archbishop prays for pope 'of humility and faith' at Mass before conclave
BRAINTREE -- Speaking on the election of the new pope, Archbishop Richard G. Henning took inspiration from the Rolling Stones: "You can't always get...
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Late pope remembered at local memorial Masses
WEST ROXBURY -- On the evening of April 23, Maureen Noyse went to her home parish of St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury to pray for "the best we ever...
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Local parishioners witness pope's final days, wake in Rome
BRAINTREE -- Kimberly Auger was in Pompeii when the news broke. It was the morning of April 21, and Auger, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception in Everett,...
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Hundreds attend Eucharistic Congress bilingual Mass, procession at cathedral
BOSTON -- Throngs of multicolored flowers decorated the altar steps of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the night of April 25, highlighting the Easter...
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Cathedral hosts Jubilee Year Mass for people with disabilities
BRAINTREE -- When Carla DiRuzza's son Christopher was diagnosed with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome at the age of 12, she cried. Due to the rare disorder, which...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Mateus de Oliveira Martin
This is the sixth article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Archbishop Henning reflects on 'deeply moving' papal funeral
(Shortly after the funeral Mass for Pope Francis held in St. Peter's Square on April 26, 2025, Archbishop Richard G. Henning spoke to The Pilot from...
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Pope called world to see the 'overlooked or left behind,' Archbishop Henning says at Mass
WEST ROXBURY -- On the evening of April 23, Maureen Noyse went to her home parish of St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury to pray for "the best we ever...
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Archbishop Henning celebrates first Triduum and Easter in Boston
BRAINTREE -- For his first Easter Triduum as Archbishop of Boston, Archbishop Richard G. Henning decided to join in celebrations of this holiest time in...
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Pope Francis remembered on opening night of week-long Eucharistic Congress
CAMBRIDGE -- The night of Mass, adoration, and eucharistic procession at St. Paul Parish in Harvard Square on April 21 was meant to be a joyful kickoff...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Peter Dong Huy Pham
This is the fifth article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Archbishop announces local Masses to mourn Pope Francis
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning has announced that three Masses will be celebrated in the coming week, where clergy, religious, and laity can...
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Archbishop Henning releases statement on Holy Father's death
Archbishop Richard G. Henning released the following statement April 21: I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Pope Francis. His legacy...
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Archbishop Henning urges vocations, priestly renewal at annual Chrism Mass
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 15. At the Mass, traditionally...
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Archbishop honors Dominican nightclub victims at Lawrence Mass
LAWRENCE -- Flanked on one side of the altar of St. Patrick Parish, Lawrence, stood the imposing image of Our Lady of Altagracia, the patroness of the...
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BC High priest running his fourth Boston Marathon to support homeless
BOSTON -- Jesuit Father John Predmore likes to run because "you have to look into people's eyes." "There's no competitors," he said. "There's...
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Forming the Future: Students learn entrepreneurial skills in Bishop Fenwick's DECA Club
PEABODY -- It's going to be hard for Shelley Schmeck to say goodbye this May. Schmeck is the advisor of the DECA Club at Bishop Fenwick High School...
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Ordination Class of 2025: Deacon Brian Delaney
This is the fourth article in a series profiling the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Collector shares passion for relics with local parishes
TYNGSBOROUGH -- Jim Robson has always loved collecting. As a child, he collected coins, antique bottles, and photographs. For the past 25 years, he has...
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