Keeping Christmas in Christmas

BCTV becomes Boston ‘Christmas’ Television

Marriage petition results certified by Elections Division

Spanish-language lay formation program awards certificates

Lowell’s St. Patrick Parish celebrates 175 years

Parish collection at Christmas benefits priests

Parker to retire from MCC

Well-known campus minister professes perpetual vows

Pope names Boston area Nigerian priest a monsignor

Closure of Boston’s Holy Trinity Church delayed

Mayor’s recognition spurs controversy

Msgr. Robert Deeley named to Vatican post

Romney: emergency contraception law applies to Catholic hospitals

Ignorance or contempt?

Labor Guild holds 39th annual awards dinner

Hokenson to step down in 2006

Round-up of archdiocesan Thanksgiving Day football games

National speaker brings teen chastity message to archdiocese

Marriage petition signatures delivered to secretary of state

BC refuses request for ‘gay-themed’dance

Annual report of Parish Reconfiguration Fund Oversight Committee

Marriage petition effort surpasses goal

Document will be ‘helpful instruction’for local seminarians

Chambers receives Bishop Healy Award at annual dinner

Interfaith service marks ‘Nostra Aetate’anniversary

Boston prayer service to oppose death penalty

Walpole parish partners with damaged Mississippi church

Chinese Catholics gather in Boston

Spanish-language program centers on rejuvenating faith

Archbishop will not attend Catholic Charities Christmas dinner

Death penalty defeated

New pastors named for Peabody and West Roxbury parishes

Church backs opt-in approach to sex-ed

Legislature considers financial disclosure bill

Gathering encourages teens to consider priesthood

Talks educate youth on sanctity of life and sexuality

Seminary reunion brings together generations

An ill-conceived bill

Archdiocese report onreconfiguration funds (PDF)

St. Mark’s celebrates diversity at centennial Mass

Vatican denies reconfiguration appeal

Local clergy, lay leaders attend international stewardship conference

Centennial Mass held at St. Raphael Parish in Medford

Committee to review Catholic adoption agency procedures

Mass. bishops statement opposes slot machines

Parishes urged to continue efforts on marriage petition

New parish financial procedures proposed

Separation between faith and life

Report of Parish Reconfiguration Fund Oversight Committee

Memorial dedicated to young victims of 1915 fire

Taking a look at Catholic schools

Marriage petition backers answer questions on signatures

Prayer, personal witness key to promoting vocations

Hyde Park convent converted into low-income housing

Local news in brief

Workshops give ‘how-to’s’for stewardship success

Archbishop celebrates annual White Mass for health care workers

Archbishop sets timetable for financial transparency

Catholic colleges should teach basics of faith, says Cardinal Dulles

Convocation speaker echoes Emmanuel College’s social justice mission

Cathedral concert to benefit Gulf Coast parishes

$1.5 million donated for hurricane relief

Kreeft will be keynote speaker at MFI banquet

Church mission continues with conversion of former Lynn parish

The Eucharist is a gift...

Thousands sign marriage petition

Walk supports crisis pregnancy groups

Program prepares business managers to better serve parishes

Archbishop pledges solidarity with Jewish community

Workshops help parishes promote vocations

Double standard

Local news in brief

Newton parishioners protest pastor’s resignation

Archbishop keeps limited schedule recovering from infection

New pastors appointed for Newton, Waltham parishes

Parish finds ‘wonderful gift’ in perpetual adoration

Pro-life walk aims to be ‘visible presence’ in Boston

Waiting for Walk funds, pregnancy aid group faces crisis

Education in chastity

Holocaust memorial rededicated

Knights’ council bestows pro-life awards

Archdiocese funds to jumpstart Lawrence meal center project

BC reaches out to New Orleans students

Innovative program supports Cor Unum effort

Father Barker appointed Wakefield pastor

Editorial: Katrina’s aftermath

St. Columbkille welcomes students from closed schools

Elderly Katrina survivor finds comfort at Jeanne Jugan Residence

Seminars offered for Catholics on ‘quest’ for faith

Web site seen as attempt to intimidate petition signers

Parish honors retiring pastor by sponsoring Peru church

Amendment defeated after marriage advocates withdraw support

Boston priest in New Orleans looks forward to helping rebuild

Sign here

Melkite Catholic patriarch, eparch to speak at conference

Boston Catholics feel call to help Katrina victims

Catholics organize to support traditional marriage

History of Catholics on the Supreme Court

Father Paul Phinn retiring from West Roxbury parish

Archdiocese to participate in national hurricane relief collection

‘Imposing our beliefs’ on others

Looking to Sydney

Boston musician inspires pilgrims with WYD performance

Chancellor updates report on reconfiguration

'Little Flower' school in Somerville closes

New pastors for Holliston and Winchester parishes

World Youth Day celebrations impact Boston youth

Allston school to close

Rockland Native enters Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston

Teens take the ‘Gospel Road’ and serve poor locally

Archbishop names pastors in Holbrook, Methuen and Somerville

Boston pilgrims attend World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne

Chancellor’s report on reconfiguration

Chancellor refutes charges of cemetery mismanagement

'Icons of the Good Shepherd': Priests gather for day of fraternity

Specialty plate would support pro-life causes

Fathers Conway, Haley and Harrington named senior priests

Vatican raises questions on parish appeals, backs process

Boston was not the hub of that universe

Scituate revokes tax-exempt status of closed church

Boston pilgrims gear up for WYD

Planning Office continues Church mission with closed parishes

Proud 2B Catholic Music festival inspires, entertains

Notes from the Hill: Update on emergency contraception debate

Stoneham parish celebrates rededication

Archbishop reflects on two years in Boston

Governor vetoes emergency contraception bill, override likely

Six reconfiguration property sales finalized

Archbishop joins seminarians for ‘Family Day’

Camp helps immigrant group preserve culture

Catholic League rips Boston referendum proposal

Despite program closing, lay formation will continue, say officials

Hundreds attend first Northeast Family Conference

Proud 2B Catholic festival comes to Framingham

Contraception emergency

Stem cells without embryos

International service program brings life-lessons for youth

Meade-Eisner committee concludes work

Bishops name new head of Mass. Catholic Conference

Pilot receives Catholic Press Awards

Archdiocese, parents work to resolve fate of Brighton school building

A brilliant idea

Catholic High School Commencements 2005

ICSF donors make ‘field trip’ to Allston Catholic school

Notes from the Hill:Senate approves bill that will punish nurses and doctors for practicing their faith

First Catholic Family Conference to be held in July

Bishops, governor back new marriage initiative

Archbishop announces additional changes to reconfiguration

Church destroyed by fire will be rebuilt

Notes from the Hill: New effort on marriage underway

The tree and the forest

Dialogue begins on future of Brighton school building

Hingham pastor retires, new pastor in Milton

Blessed Sacrament, cross survive fire, other treasures lost

Weymouth church destroyed by fire

St. Albert closure reversal completed

Spring Celebration raises $1 million for Catholic Charities

New ballot initiative on marriage launched

'Go set the world aflame' BC graduates told

More tinkering with death

Two priests return to public ministry

Roslindale Catholic school to close

Senior Priest Policy under revision

Parish provides ‘tools’ for building faith

Chancellor clarifies use of clergy collections

New pastor in Haverhill, senior priest named in Lynn

Catholic Charities to honor Finnegan, Hammond, Rodman at Spring Celebration

South End Coalition says ‘no’ to drugs

Legislature overrides stem-cell veto

Father Robert M. Browne granted retirement status

Priest fired for contacting students will not face charges

Seventeen graduate from Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Lawrence, Stoughton and Beverly parish properties offered for sale

Local news in brief

Sisters of St. Joseph dedicate memorial garden at renovated residences

Archdiocese reaches $8.5 million settlement with insurance carrier

Church property sale finalized, five more under agreement

Pastors retire from Bridgewater and Marblehead parishes

Archbishop redraws regional boundaries

Eight new priests ordained

Dorchester parish celebrates centennial

Santo subito

State marks one year of same-sex marriage

Governor partially vetoes stem-cell bill

Three appointed pastor

Father Condon will retire from Westwood parish

Flanagan receives Knights’ Lantern Award

Regis College holds first Women of Distinction gala

Archdiocese’s Pregnancy Help expands hours, adds Metro-West office

'In obedience to God's word'

Festival celebrates parish ministries

Trip brings Newton Country Day students to Rome during historic time

Framingham parish begins vigil to prevent closing

Stem-cell, cloning bill sent to governor

Hyde Park’s private Catholic school closing

Local news in brief

Simply unnecessary

Father Kelly will direct clergy's ongoing formation

Father Edward Keohan relieved at reinstatement

Lexington parent arrested after opposing lessons on same-sex families

Xaverian Brothers close sesquicentennial year

A few simple rules

Rodman honored by St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center

2005 appeal launched, ‘parish share’ component added

New pope celebrated at annual Mass for the sick

New parish created in Roxbury

First reconfiguration properties under agreement

Msgr. Murphy and Father Curtin named senior priests

Deo gratias

New Director of Communications appointed

Bishop Matano ordained coadjutor for Burlington

Boston reacts to new pope

Seminarian finishes studies with Deaf Apostolate

Catholic position dismissed at emergency contraception hearing

Harvard hosts debate on embryonic stem-cell research

Parish Reconfiguration Oversight Committee

Pilgrims wait hours to pay final respects to pope

Seminarians in Rome say pope inspired their vocations

Couples mark gold, silver anniversaries at cathedral Mass

Pope remembered in local Mass on day of funeral

Archbishop speaks on pope’s legacy, challenges ahead

Boston priests share experience of mourners, papal funeral

Final farewell

‘His final World Youth Day’

Editorial: The John Paul II generation

John Paul II — ‘a man with a shepherd’sheart’

Notes from the Hill

Archbishop accepts committee report, modifies reconfiguration

Boston Catholics reflect on pope’s legacy

Boston mourns pope

A special visit for Boston

‘Thou shall not kill’ is an essential part of a civilized existence

Catholic Daughters recall Archdiocesan role during Women’s History Month

All cloning is unethical

Father Reed named to head Boston Catholic TV

Archbishop includes women in Holy Thursday foot washing

High school chaplain fired for off-campus student contact

Priests sent to celebrate Easter Masses at closed parishes

Archbishop’s Easter message

BC security breached by computer hackers

Chancellor provides additional information on financial statement

Schiavo and Senate Bill 25

Notes from the Hill

Statehouse symposium educates legislators on stem-cell issue

Priests honor peers at Chrism Mass luncheon

Archbishop celebrates Palm Sunday Mass at Charlestown parish

Archdiocese celebrates feast of patron saint

Database of Pilot ads will help Irish-Americans trace roots

Men called to holiness at first annual Men’s Conference

Race against time: Hibernians search for donated windows

Cloning and women

Renovations improve student experience at BC High

Supporters of Catholic education rally on Beacon Hill

Archdiocese to implement new parish audit procedures

Missing the point

Father Uglietto appointed rector of Blessed John Seminary

Archdiocese reaches settlement with insurer

BCTV program explains stem-cell research, cloning process

2004 Annual Appeal surpasses goal

Cardinal McCarrick inaugurates BC lecture series

‘Elijah Cup’ encourages Waltham parishioners to pray for vocations

ICSF raises $6.3 million for Catholic school scholarships

Parkinson’s patient urges against embryonic stem-cell research

The newest front in the battle for life

Local news in brief

Expanding opportunities for Catholic students marks PACE 2005 agenda

Mass. bishops condemn cloning, embryo destruction

Missionary of Charity Father speaks on forgiveness at Melrose parish

Over $1.9 million raised in tsunami relief collection

Bishop Boles celebrates Golden Jubilee Mass

If it walks like a sheep …

Archdiocese making progress dealing with abuse, official says

Pastor urges forgiveness in Duxbury cross burning

Committee hears testimony on stem-cell bill

Archbishop, bioethicist to discuss stem cells on BCTV

Waltham Catholic school implements new learning program

Senate Bill 25, an offensive proposition

Catholic shelters among those benefiting from heat program

Speaker reflects on legacy of ‘choice’

Bids received on first set of reconfiguration properties

More than 500 prepare to enter Church with Rite of Election

Remembering the victims this Lent

Archbishop’s Lenten letter

Central Catholic students mourn classmate

March conference to encourage Catholic men in faith

New reconfiguration decree signed

Maronite Catholics asked to participate in census

Lawyers’ Guild members join in annual Red Mass

Three named senior priests, first-time pastor appointed

Stem cells, marriage, death penalty on plate at Statehouse this year

Breakthrough at St. Elizabeth’s weakens case for embryonic stem cells

Swampscott priest resigns following allegation

Reconfiguration Fund Oversight Committee releases first report

Liturgy richer than many realize, says seminary speaker

Prosecution rests, Shanley trial continues

Seven take final step toward priesthood

Decree released for Lawrence parish

BCTV plans special programming for Catholic Schools Week

We still need the Catholic Press

Local news in brief

Service aims to promote healing for ‘Church in crisis’

Blizzard wreaks havoc with Sunday Masses

Many faiths gather for Christian unity prayer service

Activities encourage response to God’s call to priesthood

Local marchers thwarted by blizzard

Pastoral letter on vocations

Hope for the future

Annual MCFL rally marks Roe anniversary

Archbishop calls on Catholics to promote vocations

Archdiocese to retain Brighton school to house Tribunal

Abuse allegation received against Weymouth pastor

Healing service for those dealing with abortion aftermath

More charges may be dropped as Shanley trial set to begin

Jerusalem, city of God

Cape Ann Catholics come together at new Holy Family Parish

New parish closing decrees signed, Newton vigil to end

Events demonstrate support for life throughout month

Walking tour highlights three Keely churches

Archbishop appoints new administrators for Newton

Why?

Natick sit-in thwarted after police intervention