Haverhill parish unveils renowned sculptor's Life Monument on Mother's Day
HAVERHILL -- All Saints Parish in Haverhill became the first Catholic church in the U.S. to house a copy of Life Monument, a pro-life sculpture by world-renowned...
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Local churches welcome St. Francis Jubilee Year pilgrims
HANOVER -- The three seconds she spent admiring the bones of St. Francis were three of the most electrifying of Sister Joanne Schatzlein's life. Sister...
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Forming the Future: Ukrainian refugee finds welcoming home at Catholic Memorial High School
WEST ROXBURY -- "It was all chill" in the weeks before the war. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Maksym Lebedenko was 14, or 15 -- he can't quite recall....
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Archdiocesan training sessions bring priests, survivors together
BRAINTREE -- A few years ago, Kathleen did something that she hadn't done for over 45 years: go to Mass alone at her home parish. She went during...
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Four men ordained transitional deacons on path to priesthood
BOSTON -- Deacon Maximilian Muenke is a trained pediatrician with extensive experience in the healthcare research field. Now, he wishes to be a "doctor...
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Merrimack College panel explores pope's Augustinian roots
NORTH ANDOVER -- Augustinian Father Ray Dlugos has known Pope Leo XIV for over 50 years. Father Dlugos, vice president for mission and ministry at Merrimack...
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Ordination Class of 2026: Deacon Javier Padilla
This is the fifth article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Archbishop joins Armenian genocide commemoration at State House
BRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning and Vicar General Msgr. Robert Oliver joined local clergy, elected officials, scholars, and members of Boston's...
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Cheverus profiles: Sylvia Paladino of St. Thomas the Apostle, Millis
MILLIS -- Sylvia Paladino's mother was given an ultimatum. Either she could work for the government of her native Poland as a spy, or she would be...
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Redemptoris Mater Seminary celebrates 20th anniversary at annual gala
QUINCY -- Bishop Hector Felipe Vila, of the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, jokes that his ecclesial territory has more moose and bears than Catholics. The...
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Forming the Future: 'A full-circle moment': Alumna returns as principal to Notre Dame Cristo Rey
METHUEN -- When Mabel Dominguez was a student at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School in Methuen, Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Maryalyce Gilfeather told...
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Ordination Class of 2026: Deacon Diego Pena
This is the fourth article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of...
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Westford parish group provides support for dementia caregivers
WESTFORD -- At 3 a.m. one Christmas morning, an elderly woman packed a suitcase, opened the front door, and walked into the freezing darkness. Her daughter...
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Haverhill parish to unveil Life Monument on Mother's Day Weekend
BRAINTREE -- Timothy Schmalz, a world-renowned sculptor whose work has graced St. Peter's Square, as well as churches and shrines throughout the world,...
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Building Minds Scholarship Fund Gala celebrates generous support of Catholic education
BOSTON -- Jada Nguyen missed being the first person in her family to attend college by one minute. Her Harvard-bound twin sister, born 60 seconds before...
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Catholic men gather to renew faith at annual conference
QUINCY -- Jesus's eyes were staring intently with a powerful expression, his finger pointed directly at the viewer. Beneath that finger were the words:...
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Archdiocese outlines local route for June USA 250 Eucharistic pilgrimage
BRAINTREE -- This June, the Archdiocese of Boston will participate in a month-long Eucharistic pilgrimage across the Eastern U.S. in celebration of the...
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Ordination Class of 2026: Deacon Giris Azize
This is the third article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
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Catholic Charities USA mobile poverty exhibit makes stop at Pastoral Center
BRAINTREE -- "This experience is not a game. You don't win." Those words introduce "In Their Shoes," a "poverty simulator" created by Catholic Charities...
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POUA expands mission as local housing needs grow
MATTAPAN -- "Do you think I look like a basketball player, and a drum?" asks a rough stone pillar off Morton Street in Mattapan. "Well, if you guess no,...
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May info sessions to introduce 'Good Shepherd' children's program to parishes
BRAINTREE -- For Barbara Matera, moving from Pittsburgh to Boston was what a priest she knows would call a "God incident." When she moved to be closer...
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