Boston-area Catholics frustrated with the lack of Mass and confession are planning to gather outside the cathedral this weekend to call upon Cardinal Sean O'Malley to re-open the churches.
Organizers are inviting all Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston to come for what an organizer describes as "a peaceful, prayerful gathering" at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End of Boston.
Another debate between the two Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is scheduled to take place in about two and a half weeks.
U.S. Senator Ed Markey and U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III are expected to participate in a televised debate at 7 p.m. Monday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m., as MassLive.com reports.