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Religious exemptions for vaccinations for public and private school students may be harder to get if a measure state legislators are considering becomes law. That's because part of S.3030, a 194-page state Senate amendment to H.5034, the state's economic development bill, would remove the
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To attend both public and private schools in Massachusetts, students must prove that they're vaccinated against certain diseases, unless they have a medical or religious exemption. Now, some lawmakers on Beacon Hill want to eliminate the religious exemption.
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The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5
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Roberto Miranda died on Saturday, May 21. He was a spiritual giant – the person with arguably more moral capital than anyone else in Boston. His unexpected death at the age of 66 is a tragic loss for his family, his church, his many friends, and our community. He leaves a
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U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is set to receive an award from Catholic Memorial despite supporting policies opposed to the teachings of the Catholic Church. The all-boys preparatory school in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston plans to honor Walsh at its annual gala on Thursday, April 1. CM
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The bishop of Fall River has directed a pastor on Cape Cod to stop commenting on the coronavirus vaccines. Father Michael Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, read a letter from the bishop at the end of Mass on Sunday, December 5.
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Many religious schools may have to give up prekindergarten and child care if President Joe Biden's Build Back Better federal stimulus bill passes in its current form, school officials say. The bill would provide about $400 billion in federal funds designed to expand access to early childhood services,
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