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LONDON, England (OSV News) -- Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Communion, resigned Nov. 12 due to failures in dealing with...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- The public session of the fall plenary assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened Nov. 12 with remarks from Archbishop...
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BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- As the U.S. bishops began their fall general assembly Nov. 11, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio urged his brother bishops to beg for...
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(OSV News) -- In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates made it a policy...
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(OSV News) -- The Diocese of Oakland, California, filed a formal Chapter 11 reorganization plan Nov. 8 in an effort to settle some 345 claims of sexual...
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(OSV News) -- A small group of priests serve one of the largest archdioceses in the United States. But their parish could be as far away as a military...
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AMSTERDAM (OSV News) -- The Dutch bishops' conference and Amsterdam's St. Nicholas Parish reacted with horror to the violence against Israeli soccer supporters...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appointed a new preacher of the papal household: a 53-year-old Italian Capuchin priest who studied computer science...
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(OSV News) -- As Catholics in the U.S. wrap up National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3-9, one of the world's largest Catholic fraternal organizations announced...
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Euthanasia is a growing area of concern for those who advocate for the dignity of human life in all its stages. In Canada, its widespread legalization...
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WARSAW, Poland (OSV News) -- On Warsaw's Narbutta Street, amid a carpet of autumn leaves, a neoclassical building stands between bare birches, fronted...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians should make a practice each night of identifying signs of hope, even small ones, that came their way during the day, Pope...
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BOSTON -- Continuing thousands of years of church tradition going back to the Apostles, Archbishop Richard G. Henning was installed as the 10th bishop...
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REVERE -- Her name was Teresita. At 5'1" and 100 pounds, the Salvadoran woman's small stature belied her powerful presence and tenacity. When...
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BOSTON -- When visiting and celebrating Mass at Regina Cleri for the first time as archbishop of Boston on Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, Archbishop Richard...
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LAWRENCE -- "Oh my gosh!" A pre-K student at Lawrence Catholic Academy exclaimed when Archbishop Richard Henning walked into her classroom. "He's so...
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Following is The Pilot transcription of Archbishop Richard G. Henning's Installation Mass homily delivered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's...
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A priest with deep roots in the Merrimack Valley who spent most of his priestly ministry in the archdiocese in chaplaincies at area hospitals and prisons...
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Ordained just over five years ago at Holy Cross Cathedral by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, Father Corey Bassett-Tirrell died unexpectedly on Oct....
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – The saints can sometimes seem like lofty, unrelatable figures. It’s rare to find contemporary examples of sanctity, and...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Designed to present a portion of the Gospel narrative to fans of mixed martial arts fighting and heavy metal music, the biblical...
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ROME (CNS) -- The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom "because that is the main virtue of...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Economic concerns among voters likely played a key role in former President Donald Trump's defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris,...
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(OSV News) -- Proposed school choice initiatives in three states -- Colorado, Kentucky and Nebraska -- appear to have been defeated at the ballot box in...
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(OSV News) -- A bid to legalize recreational marijuana fell short in Florida, while North Dakota and South Dakota have rejected doing so, according to...
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(OSV News) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling for prayer and unity, following the nation's general election that saw...
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(OSV News) -- West Virginians appeared on track to approve a constitutional amendment to ban medically assisted suicide and euthanasia in their state,...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified...
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ROME (CNS) -- Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and...
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(OSV News) -- "Abortion has overtaken immigration to become the second most important issue for voters heading into the 2024 election," Newsweek, the global...
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(OSV News) -- Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference,...
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MADRID (OSV News) -- As Spain mourns the death of over 200 victims of the biggest peacetime disaster in decades, volunteers poured into the country's Valencia...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has decided to include Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples among the prelates he will make cardinals Dec. 7, the...
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DUBLIN (OSV News) -- The sainthood cause of an Irish nun killed in an earthquake in Ecuador in 2016 is to open early next year, it has been revealed. Derry-born...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold God's commandments to humanity, Pope...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The "small yet vibrant church" in Estonia has been a source of compassion and spiritual sustenance for countless people in the Baltic...
Read MoreROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several...
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(OSV News) -- Julia McStravog compares these days immediately following the end of the Synod on Synodality's second assembly to a "bye week" in football...
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Below is The Pilot transcription of Archbishop Richard G. Henning's Installation Mass homily delivered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston's...
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In his gospel, St. Luke narrates the call of Simon, the fisherman whom Jesus changes, both in name and in vocation. The whole narrative is Luke 5: 1-11....
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BRAINTREE -- On Oct. 31, 60-year-old Richard Garth Henning will be installed as the 10th bishop and sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. To...
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BRAINTREE -- On Sept. 11, 2001, Msgr. Robert Clerkin was looking forward to the Mets-Pirates game. Msgr. Clerkin was pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish,...
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BRAINTREE -- Father Gregory Stowe, pastor of St. Joseph Church in West Warwick, Rhode Island, says that the Diocese of Providence is a lot like the Archdiocese...
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Earlier in October, Archbishop of Boston Richard G. Henning sat down with Kevin Nelson of the CatholicTV Network at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for...
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The Mass for the Installation of Archbishop Richard G. Henning will be familiar to all Roman Catholics -- from the singing of the Gloria through the end...
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The installation of our new bishop will require that he be mentioned in every Mass celebrated across the archdiocese from Oct. 31, 2024, after 2:00 p.m.,...
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Boston Providence Established 1808 (1875) 1872 Area (square miles) 2,465 1,085 General Population 4,496,567 1,097,379 Catholic...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (OSV NEWS) -- At the Mass of Reception welcoming him to the Diocese of Providence as coadjutor, Bishop Richard G. Henning began his homily...
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BRAINTREE -- At his farewell Mass at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence on Oct. 17, 2024, Archbishop of Boston Richard Henning said he...
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Most Reverend Richard Garth Henning Tenth Bishop Seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston BLAZON Arms impaled. In the dexter: Azure, a Latin cross...
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Most Reverend Richard Garth Henning Tenth Bishop Seventh Metropolitan Archbishop of Boston RICHARD GARTH HENNING, Tenth Bishop and Seventh Archbishop...
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The saying "All roads lead to Rome" is said to have originated in the third century B.C. when all major roads in the Roman Empire led to Rome. When speaking...
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First Bishop † Jean Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus (1768-1836) was born at Mayenne (Le Mans, France) on Jan. 28, 1768, and ordained a priest...
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† John Brady (1840-1910) was born at Kilnaleck (Kilmore), Ireland, on Feb. 11, 1840, and ordained a priest on Dec. 4, 1864. He was named Titular Bishop...
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With the arrival of our new archbishop, you will see and hear the word metropolitan used either as an adjective or as a noun. On Oct. 31, 2024, once seated...
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The bishops, appointed by the Holy Spirit as successors to the Apostles, respond to the Lord's call to be with Him and, through Him, be sent on a mission...
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Yes and no. This is one of those questions that you always wish were on your tests in school. Both answers are correct, as you can see explained under...
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Tucked away in the whirlwind of activity surrounding the appointment of a priest to be a bishop in the Church is this strange piece of advice to the newly...
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When I entered the Jesuits in 2014, I knew that ordination to the diaconate was a part of formation, but I didn't think much about it. Founded by St....
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Veronica Escudero: I'm from San Rafael, Colombia, and am a first-year novice with the Daughters of St. Paul. A fun fact about me is that I am an artist...
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Each fall and spring, thanks to the cooperation of the Vocations Office of the archdiocese and to the seminaries where our seminarians are preparing for...
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(OSV News) -- The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has announced it will discontinue its partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA due to the organization's...
Read MoreFRANKLIN -- There is only one thing a priest up at 2 a.m. should be doing, says Father Bob Poitras, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Franklin: Praying. At...
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BRAINTREE -- Shortly before the Archdiocese of Boston's 16th annual Social Justice Convocation, "Hope for Our Common Home: Catholics Care for Creation,"...
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BRIGHTON -- Alex Orrego felt his back up against the wall. For years, Orrego had lived in Massachusetts while his daughter Tatiyana lived in Maine with...
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One of the twins born to the late Matthew and Katherine (Morrison) on May 8, 1936, his twin brother was the late Father Richard J. Butler (2012). The family...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – A trilogy of Marvel Comics adaptations that launched in 2018 comes to a dull close with "Venom: The Last Dance" (Columbia)....
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – In the summer of 1939, the plight of a 12-year-old boy competed for headlines across the country with the European political...
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NORCROSS, Ga. (OSV News) -- Traffic came to a standstill along Beaver Ruin Road in the northeast metro area of Atlanta Oct. 25 as Catholics, representing...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Catholic voters are among the key constituencies that candidates are seeking to win in 2024, as surveys and analysts indicate...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As Hispanic Heritage Month drew to a close, dozens of leaders of Catholic organizations and Hispanic pastoral leaders gathered...
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(OSV News) -- Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, has issued a decree prohibiting certain hymns due to theological error or their composition...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the "sacrament of goodbye" for young...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection...
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(OSV News) -- A report on the persecution of Christians globally has found increases in violations in nearly two thirds of countries examined. The report...
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(OSV News) -- The archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves, has written an open letter to former President Donald...
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- After Vice President Kamala Harris said she does not think "concessions" should be made on codifying abortion protections, some...
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(OSV News) -- Pope Francis' new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is being hailed as "a simple and powerful cure" for a fractured world, said the...
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