Blessed John XXIII National Seminary celebrates 40th anniversary

Scholar speaks on Dead Sea Scrolls at Wellesley parish

Brockton students assemble holiday meals for the needy

Archbishop creates new parish on Cape Ann

Goal of committee is to make reconfiguration ‘fair,’ says Meade

Editorial: The favorable time

Local news in brief

Visiting priest removed in July admits to allegation of abuse

Archbishop celebrates Founder’s Day with Xaverian Brothers

Four honored by Dorchester youth programs

Newton parish closures to be re-evaluated

Archdiocese revokes Plymouth closure

Boston chaplain, photographer brighten Christmas for troops

Catholic Charities food pantries serve ‘working poor’ in archdiocese

Archdiocese releases two decrees and one extension

Regrettable choice

BC explores merger with Weston Jesuit

Deacons uniquely positioned to promote healing in closures

Father Regan will retire from Marshfield parish

For years of service — thanks

Merger ‘for the next generation,’ says Brockton pastor

Former U.N. commander in Rwanda speaks on Church’s role in genocide

Office of Youth Ministry holds annual banquet

Great graces

Labor Guild holds 38th annual awards dinner

Charter of Parish Reconfiguration Fund Oversight Committee

Lawrence parish workshop helps kick off Advent season

Archdiocesan Thanksgiving Day football round-up

George Weigel speaks at St. John’s Seminary

Committee to oversee reconfiguration funds

Holy Sepulchre order invests 26 new members

Parishioner input sought on Stoughton closure

Students return to St. Sebastian’s after harrowing bus accident

Father Drinan, professor and former congressman, speaks at Tufts

Gathering calls catechists to be ‘Stewards of God’s Gifts’

African Catholic Committee holds first meeting

Local news in brief

Four parishes receive delayed closing dates

Pro-abortion politician asked to resign from position at parish

Shameful ovations

Archdiocese issues guidelines for Communion, peace during flu season

Gate of Heaven celebrates double anniversary

VOTF holds conference in Worcester

Life Teen organizer receives surprise proposal following packed confirmation Mass

Archdiocese puts first closed parishes up for sale

Veteran’s Day celebrated at Holy Family School

Chancellor speaks on archdiocese’s financial troubles

Father Leonard honored for work with disabled

Creationism vs. evolution

Close to goal, Annual Appeal makes final reminder

Father MacDonald retires from Scituate parish

Winchester man arrested for refusing to leave closed church

Preparation helps smooth welcoming for Revere parish

Prayer service marks ecumenical milestone

The need remains

Local news in brief

Additional decrees issued for parishes

New approach to Charlestown reconfiguration announced

Keeping the faith: Catholic schools show Red Sox pride

Salem ‘Saint Fest’ restores Christian message to Halloween

BU students celebrate Mass of peace

‘It’s legal now’

Statement of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts on the Election of 2004

Boston priests join international gathering in Malta

Mass. bishops release joint statement on election

New decrees signed

New pastor in Sharon, two senior priests named

New Spanish-language Catholic newspaper launched

Sisters of St. Joseph dedicate new chapel

All politics are local

Holy Name Society holds annual conference

Guild of St. Luke holds annual Mass and dinner

‘Therese’ film premiers in Boston area

Two parish closures delayed

Australian bishop speaks on marriage at St. John’s Seminary

Massachusetts issues 2004

Catholics need not apply

Local news in brief

Committee to review reconfiguration process

Lynn youth sleep out for homelessness awareness

Compromise sought in East Boston closure

Decrees issued for Boston and Lawrence parishes

Catholic Charities names executive director

Sunshine welcomes 2004 Respect Life Walk

St. Stephen Church in the North End celebrates bicentennial

A pastoral letter on the Year of the Eucharist

Deaf communities find new home in Newton

Archdiocese sets process to market properties

Reconfiguration continues

Theology on Tap program enters sixth year

Parishioner involvement grows at Winthrop parish

New speaker for a new era

Weymouth parishes hold Mass of unity

Church officials hope for fairness from new House speaker

Father Coyne steps down as spokesperson

Father Rondeau named senior priest

An anniversary of historic firsts

Salem welcoming ‘amazing success,’ says pastor

Massachusetts issues 2004: Death penalty

An opportunity to help

Lawrence Catholics celebrate annual Fiesta

Local news in brief

Archbishop speaks on transmitting faith at BC conference

Fourteen permanent deacons ordained

Knights of Columbus install new statewide officers

Keeping the focus

School Choice and Aid to Private Schools

Archbishop reaches out to closing parishes

Friends of the Unborn celebrates 20th anniversary

Fourteen permanent deacons to be ordained

140 new victims have come forward in year since settlement

Challenge to parish ownership faces setback

Parish awarded $2,500 scholarship for stewardship efforts

Caritas Christi appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Local news in brief

Archbishop reflects on ‘ad limina’ visit with pope

Genocide in Sudan?

Weymouth parishioners hold sit-in prayer vigil

Voter education articles prepared by Catholic Citizenship

The Pilot enters 175th year

Seminary to host dramatic reading of St. Therese’s letters

Working to curb violence, one youth at a time

Matching gifts programs make donations go farther

New leader for U.S. Melkites installed

Two ordained to transitional diaconate

Priest accepts voluntary leave of absence after allegation

Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church visits Jamaica Plain parish

Three pastors named for Boston parishes

Archbishop departs for ‘ad limina’ visit

Nine more decrees signed

Local philanthropist honored by Catholic University

Division does not come from God

Official Announcements

Spiritual Life Center in Medway provides sacred space

VOTF holds Mass in response to church closings

Sun shines on ‘Choose 2Believe’ music festival

Archdiocese’s web site gets facelift

Visiting priest removed after allegation

Pastors retire in Allston, Hanover, Newton and West Newbury

Life is sacred

Archbishop appeals for halt to Boston violence

New suppression decrees signed

Lawrence and Lowell react to reconstruction changes

Dorchester and Gloucester pastors named senior priests

Closing Beverly parish helps build new church abroad

Parish rushes to support injured Weymouth girl, family

Plymouth Catholic school orators win national awards

Sister Margaret Youngclaus honored for service to the disabled

Official Announcements

65th year for CYO golf tournament

Lawrence and Lowell reconfiguration announced

A memorable year

First parish closed in reconfiguration process

New pastors for Beverly, Billerica, and Somerville

'Choose 2Believe' music festival to be held in Methuen

Pro-life democrats gather during DNC

Looking back: Archbishop O’Malley reflects on first year as Archbishop of Boston

Chelmsford parish reaches out to African community

Archdiocese releases first decrees of suppression

Marriage issue propels candidates to seek office

Bishop Lennon faces parish reeling from closure announcement

Archbishop announces changes at Tribunal

BC takes possession of Brighton property

BC to purchase St. Stephen Priory

Having an effect

A new insignia for Archbishop O’Malley

Planning Office recognized for Rollins Square development

Garden of Reflection dedicated at Spellman High

Archbishop receives pallium in Rome

Dorchester parishes reach compromise on school location

St. Dorothy Parish begins year-long 50th Celebration

Flynn rolls public policy education campaign

Emergency contraception bill: A stealth attack on religious freedom

Catholic High School Commencements, 2004

Legislation on emergency contraception said to threaten religious freedom

Master of Arts in Ministry moves with the spirit

Catholic Appeal Reminder Weekend set for June 26-27

Archbishop O’Malley will receive pallium on June 29th

Swampscott pastor retiring

New eparch for Newton

Archdiocese celebrates cultural diversity

Flynn to assist bishops in public policy education campaignL. Tracy

Reagan and stem cell research

Selling process still in early stages

State Knights of Columbus elects officers

St. Mary High breaks ground on Connell Center

Catholic Charities honors sister for 30 years of service

Yawkey Foundation makes $5 million donation to Catholic Charities

Feast of Ugandan Martyrs celebrated in Waltham

Archdiocese responds to priests’ criticism

Russert tells BC grads ‘values matter’

Pilot receives Catholic Press honors

Lightning rod

Comfort for the afflicted

Six receive Master of Arts in Ministry degrees

Parish appeals unlikely to succeed, says canon law expert

Change of address: Subscriber tells of service in Iraq

Softening the blow

Archdiocese to lose 60 churches

Light amid the darkness

Grief, shock initial reactions to closings

Lowell, Lawrence to conclude separate process

Parish schools to be affected by closures

Rain doesn’t dampen Chinese Catholics’ Marian devotion

Presbyteral Council advises archbishop on closings

Fundraiser success testifies to Little Sisters’ sacrifice

State legislators preserve affordable housing

Trip helps Catholic Memorial students understand life in developing world

Local parish teams bring home bronze at world color guard championships

Will it work?

Music ministry helps religious education program reach youth

Archbishop O'Malley: Death penalty

Catholics urged to support Church’s ‘good works’ at appeal kick-off

Central Committee finishes work, closure announcement date set

Distressing details

Notes from the Hill: Legislators challenge SJC, claim court lacked jurisdictionto redefine marriage

Archbishop O’Malley: Feminism

Archdiocese launches Annual Catholic Appeal

Archdiocese committed to stay in Brighton, Bishop Lennon tells employees

Parish closings causing some wedding day jitters

Couples renew vows at Cathedral Mass

Notes from the Hill:Final analysis of the marriage and civil union votes during the 2004 constitutional convention

Archdiocese announces sale of over 45 acres of Brighton campus

Archbishop thanks Catholic Appeal donors

Inner-city Catholic school initiative launched

What to do in November?

For Hingham couple, giving means listening with their hearts

April 6, 2004 - Archbishop Sean O’Malley’s Homily at the Chrism Mass

BCTV series nominated for regional Emmy

Priests honor peers at Chrism Mass luncheon

Archbishop stresses importance of preaching in Chrism Mass homily

Archbishop celebrates first Easter Vigil in Boston

NCEA convention opens in Boston

Passing the faith to the next generation

Archdiocese making finals plans to welcome NCEA

Archbishop’s letter for Easter

Over 1,000 teens vow sexual abstinence at Lawrence-area program

Bishop Malone installed in Portland

New bishop for Springfield

Special K of C tour of image comes to cathedral on Divine Mercy Sunday

The Neocatechumenal Way: Nurturing the seed of faith

Bittersweet taste

Appeal Guild members thanked at special Mass and reception

Notes from the Hill The March 29 vote: A short debriefing

NCEA will conclude centennial celebration at Boston convention

Gay marriage activist disrupts Sunday Mass

Way of the Cross for Life tradition continues

West Region hold first ‘Mass for Unborn’

Pastors, staff learn reconfiguration details

Legislature passes ‘compromise’ marriage amendment

Editorial: No to civil unions

Courage members speak out on same-sex marriage

Memory of cathedral architect Keely honored at Mass

Holy Week Tenebrae celebration reinstated at cathedral

Church to sponsor voter registration drives

Fall River Diocese celebrates centennial

Like St. Patrick, ‘may our faith make a difference’

Notes from the Hill

The whole picture

Faculty reduced at St. John’s Seminary

Meetings to update Catholics on marriage amendment process

Archdiocese bids farewell to Bishop Malone at Mass

Chastity is a gift, speaker tells teens

New Presbyteral Council announced

Reconfiguration committee prepares for cluster reports

Bishop McManus to head Worcester diocese

Boston officials express concerns over parish, school closures

Archbishop O'Malley: Building a civilization of love in a climate of controversy

Do we have a sense of what happened?

American St. Patrick festivities have deep roots

Bishop Timothy McDonnell named Bishop of Springfield

Difficulties, acceptance mark cluster decisions

Editorial cartoon isn’t funny to many Catholics

Glendon named president of Pontifical Academy of the Social Sciences

Inner-City Scholarship Fund holds annual dinner

Montrose student honored for public service

Reconfiguration committee members announced

Reconfiguration process far from over

Chinese Catholics welcome archbishop

Last push

Notes from the Hill

Website explores questions about ‘The Passion’

Somerville’s St. Ann School to close

Farewell Mass for Bishop Malone

Hundreds participate in Rite of Election

Archdiocese releases clergy abuse statistics

Call for reconsideration

Text of Bishop Lennon’s letter to priests

Archbishop’s Lenten letter

Communion and Liberation Movement: Culture, charity and mission

Father Kirchmeyer retires from St. Alphonsus

Marlborough pastor named senior priest

Money from closures will help other parishes, official confirms

Msgr. McDonnell named senior priest

Wrapped in prayer

Raffle gives shot at free college education

Surviving the pain of parish closure

St. James Society marks 45 years since departure of first missionaries

Stay alert

Father Carreiro named pastor

Father Loscocco retires from Methuen parish

Legislators deadlock on marriage

Newton woman will help coordinate parish reconfiguration

Mass. religious leaders issue statement supporting marriage

Youth celebrate Church, Christ and faith

Live the truth in love

As vote looms, thousands rally for traditional marriage

Oldest woman religious in archdiocese turns 105

As long-time director leaves, Irish Pastoral Centre continues to serve

Vandals deface Stoughton church

Bishop Malone is Maine’s new bishop

The people are watching

Danvers priest accepts voluntary leave of absence

Seven ordained to transitional diaconate

Marriage advocates say efforts are paying off

Archbishop addresses Boston Catholics on reconfiguration, future

South Boston Catholics take action for marriage

Archdiocese settles wrongful death lawsuit

Editorial: A learning experience

Scandal and marriage ruling are linked, says Glendon

Knights mobilize for marriage

Pro-marriage rallies held statewide

Defense of Marriage meetings begin

Marriage rally to be held at Statehouse

Lexington teens prepare for Catholic Youth Rally

Editorial: We must not be silenced

Clergy abuse experts convene at local conference

Cold closes Catholic schools, takes toll on homeless

Parish ‘Catholic Defense of Marriage Information Meetings’ scheduled

Mass. bishops jointly announce million-piece mailing

NCEA to hold centenary convention in Boston

MCC joins brief against civil unions

Bad news

Notes from the Hill: Call Senate President Travaglini: Don’t delay marriagevote

Youth gear up for February rally.

Religious website names archbishop ‘Most Inspiring Person’ of 2003

Pro-life supporters hold annual rally

Parish reconfiguration process to begin

Archbishop O’Malley, Bork urge defense of marriage at Red Mass

Two Catholic schools to close in Lowell

Dioceses send one million piece mailing to save marriage

Surprising results?

Home for the holidays

Archdiocese praised in abuse audit

Catholic Alumni Sodality votes to dissolve

Archbishop celebrates anniversary Mass for Haitians

Mass marks launch of new Hispanic Youth Ministry

Archbishop ushers in new year at Newton parish

Community of Sant’Egidio: Breaking down barriers

Victims receive settlement checks

MCC ‘saddened’ by Sampson death penalty decision

Poultry pieta condemned by archdiocese

Archbishop pays Christmas visit to St. Francis House shelter