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New Archbishop-Elect of Boston Says He’ll Spend First Year Listening
Pope Francis's surprising pick to be the next archbishop of Boston is Bishop Richard Henning, the current bishop of Providence.…
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Have you logged onto YouTube this month? If so, you may have experienced the video platform's "Pride Month"…
Unitarian Society In Northampton Says Building Is Now Fossil-Fuel-Free
A 10-year effort to remove fossil-fuel sources of heat has ended at the building of the Unitarian Society of Northampton…
Major Donor To Archdiocese of Boston Disagrees With Catholic Church On Marriage and Priesthood
Longtime donor and fund-raiser Jack Connors told a newspaper columnist recently that the Catholic Church should allow women to become priests…
Maura Healey Celebrates Twenty Years Of ‘Marriage Equality’ In Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey took to X (formerly Twitter) today to celebrate 20 years of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. "20 years…
Maine State Legislator Credits God With Saving Him After Rogue Wave Flips Over Lobster Boat
A Maine state representative is thanking God for his unlikely escape from beneath a 40-foot lobster boat after a rogue wave…
Dedham Church Holding Memorial Mass For Aborted Children Saturday, September 9
St. Mary of the Assumption Church, a Catholic church in Dedham, is planning to have a memorial Mass and prayer services for…
Maura Healey Visiting Ireland Next Week; Will Mark 30th Anniversary of De-Criminalizing Same-Sex Sex Acts
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is traveling to Ireland next week. Healey will meet with the taoiseach (or prime minister), Leo Varadkar; foreign…
Meat For Catholics This St. Patrick’s Day? Yes All Over New England, Except For One Place
All four Roman Catholic diocesan bishops in Massachusetts are allowing Catholics to eat meat on Friday, March 17 even though it'…
Vermont Christian School Banned From Interscholastic Sports After Refusing to Play Against Transgender Athlete
Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee has been banned from participating in Vermont school sports events after it forfeited a girls'…
Legislators Condemn Duxbury Football’s Use Of Anti-Semitic Audibles
In light of news that the Duxbury High football team has been using anti-Semitic words as audibles in games — for potentially…
Text of Cardinal O’Malley’s Letter on George Floyd and Racism in America
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, released a letter about the killing of George Floyd and racism in America…
Catholic Colleges Founder Peter Sampo Dies
The founder of two Catholic colleges dedicated to providing a rigorous Catholic education has died. Peter V. Sampo died Wednesday, May 27,…
Worcester Pastor Releases Statement of Thanksgiving and Praise After Interim Court Agreement
The Worcester pastor who is planning to hold a sixth church service this weekend over the limit of 10 set by the…
Rhode Island Churches To Ring Bells On Sunday Mornings
Catholic churches will not offer public Masses in their buildings next Sunday in Rhode Island, but their bells will be heard nonetheless.…
Public Masses Continuing in Vermont – But Nowhere Else in New England
Public Masses are continuing in Vermont until the end of the week but nowhere else in New England during the coronavirus pandemic.…
Rhode Island Catholic Priest Hands Out List of Pro-Abortion Pols, Says They Can’t Receive Communion
The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in West Warwick, Rhode Island issued a flier the mark the anniversary of Roe v.…
Fall River Shrine Thought Dead and Gone Reopening July 4
One of the most beautiful churches in New England is planning to reopen Thursday, July 4, seven months after being closed permanently.…
Glorious Shrine Closed Forever May Get Second Chance
Fall River Catholics hoping to save one of the prettiest churches in New England are in talks with the local bishop to…
Robert Royal: Strange Last-Minute Gambit By Pope Stopping American Bishops Shows He’s Part of the Problem
Catholic Church commentator Robert Royal says that Pope Francis's recent request that U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in Baltimore this…
Amish Families Settle In Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
Vermont Digger reports that 10 Amish families have moved to Vermont's quaint and pastoral Northeast Kingdom over the last two…
Is the Pope Catholic?
Shortly after signing on as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running-mate, Senator Tim Kaine cheerily described his mission as reaching…
Body Found in Texas Is Former Cape Priest’s, Texas Authorities Say
The Texas Rangers have confirmed that a body found earlier this week is that of Father Bill Costello, 71, a former pastor…
Missing Former Cape Cod Priest Thought Dead Is Still Officially Missing, Texas Authorities Say
Father Bill Costello, a retired priest of the Diocese of Fall River missing and reported dead in Texas, is still officially missing,…
Supporters of Historic Church Building Trying Last-Second Save from Demolition
Notre Dame des Canadiens Church in Worcester has a distinctive design, with steep Romanesque arches and spires. But a developer plans to…
A Mandate Against Liberty and Conscience — And The Bishops Are On the Wrong Side?
The Catholic bishops of the United States have spent the better part of the past decade heroically fighting against government mandates that…
Pope Benedict: ‘I Am On A Pilgrimage Toward Home’
The former pope's letter to an Italian reporter does not mention any particular illness or prognosis, but it capitalizes the…
‘Christian’ Pastors Bless Abortion Clinic
A Baptist pastor named Reverend Carlton Veazey led led a prayer outside an abortion clinic in Bethesda, Maryland for the abortionist and…
Mary, Joseph, Sheep Stolen from Manger Outside Catholic Church
It's still the Christmas season in the Roman Catholic calendar, so the manger was still displaying the nativity of Jesus…
Atheist Flag Flies Next To Ten Commandments Monument in New Hampshire
As expected, the city of Somersworth, New Hampshire has allowed an atheist activist to fly a flag celebrating atheism on a flagpole…
Banned at Post Offices: Photos of President and Vice President, ‘Merry Christmas,’ “Happy Hanukkah’ …
The post office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for years had photos of the president and vice president, but a local man noticed…
Pilgrimages To Rosary Priest’s Grave Up in Easton
Father Patrick Peyton, known for the saying "The family that prays together stays together," is one step closer to canonization…
Bernie Sanders Condemns Nominee Because of His Christian Beliefs
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders grilled a nominee to the Office of Management and Budget because the nominee had written that Muslims…
Genesis Helps Explain Climate Change, B.C. Professor Says
When Adam and Eve gained rational thought after eating of the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, they also made…
Aborting Jesus
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Earlier this month several women in Argentina, caught up in the festivities of International Women'…
