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Michael Reardon

The example of the Good Shepherd

Shannon Lyons

Spring Celebration Gala will honor Cardinal O'Malley

Scott Hahn

On the vine

Maureen Crowley Heil

Honor Mothers at Home and In the Missions

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe

The kingdom of Christ

Father Robert M. O’Grady

Pilgrims of hope -- Holy Year of 2025

Synod asks pastors to share stories, see how God is at work

Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says in city built on water

Pope praises artists, encourages prisoners to never lose hope

Pier Giorgio Frassati's canonization reportedly 'on the horizon' in 2025

It's the year of the Paris Olympics. Here are the Catholic must-sees in the French capital

British bishops spell out rejection of gender ideology

Pope suggests playing checkers to keep the mind sharp

Archbishop Wenski: Deportations to Haiti 'unconscionable' amid violence, instability

Pope meets head of Cisco as AI ethics pact continues to grow

Catholic chat bot: Putting AI at the service of the church

Synod asks pastors to share stories, see how God is at work

Apr. 29 2024
CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where God is present...

Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, pope says in city built on water

Apr. 29 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge and...

Pope praises artists, encourages prisoners to never lose hope

Apr. 29 2024
CAROL GLATZ, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VENICE, Italy (CNS) -- The rusted wrought iron frame and grate of an old well became a garden of crocheted flowers inside the courtyard of the Giudecca...

Pier Giorgio Frassati's canonization reportedly 'on the horizon' in 2025

Apr. 29 2024
OUR SUNDAY VISITOR STAFF, OSV NEWS

During XVIII Assembly of the Italian Catholic Action in Sacrofano, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, told...

It's the year of the Paris Olympics. Here are the Catholic must-sees in the French capital

Apr. 29 2024
MICHAEL R. HEINLEIN, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- More than 15 million visitors are expected to descend upon the city of Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. The French capital will serve...

British bishops spell out rejection of gender ideology

Apr. 29 2024
JONATHAN LUXMOORE, OSV NEWS

OXFORD, England (OSV News) -- Catholic bishops in England and Wales have rejected "gender identity theory," reminding Catholic schools and parishes to...

Eucharistic Congress brings Jesus to the streets of the North End

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- Father Eric Cadin couldn't believe that nobody honked their horns. On the evening of April 13, he and over 500 others marched in a eucharistic...

Archdiocesan healthcare, policy experts express concerns on assisted suicide push

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

BRAINTREE -- "I just want to die." Dr. Karen O'Brien, co-director of the Palliative Care Inpatient Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, hears...

Forming the Future: St. Joseph School, Needham, programs help middle schoolers build social, academic skills

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

NEEDHAM -- It's no secret that middle school is a time of great anxiety. Students' emotions are more intense than they have ever been, so it's...

Over $1M raised for Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry

Apr. 26 2024
JOHN JOSEPH FAHEY SPECIAL TO THE PILOT

Appropriate on St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry held its annual fundraiser -- in fact, it was the 15th anniversary of the...

Ordination Class of 2024: Deacon Hung Tran

Apr. 26 2024
WES CIPOLLA PILOT STAFF

This is the ninth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...

Gordon College hosts regional faith leaders at workshop

Apr. 26 2024
SPECIAL TO THE PILOT

WENHAM -- Gordon College, a Christian college located in Wenham, recently hosted a Faith Leader workshop for New England pastors and ministry leaders....

En esta era de excesos, la templanza ayuda a experimentar la verdadera felicidad, dice el Papa

Apr. 17 2024
POR CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Ejercitar la virtud de la templanza no es una receta para una vida aburrida, dijo el Papa Francisco, sino que es el secreto...

Los trabajadores fallecidos en el colapso de puente tenían el sueño de un mejor futuro

Apr. 17 2024
ANDREA ACOSTA, OSV NEWS

(OSV News) -- Como era habitual, el inmigrante salvadoreño Miguel Luna salió de su casa el lunes 25 de marzo de 2024 a las 6:30 p.m. para realizar...

El obispo Seitz llama a un trato más cristiano y caritativo frente a la comunidad migrante

Apr. 15 2024
MARIETHA GóNGORA V., OSV NEWS

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- En el marco de la Conferencia de Inmigración "Respondiendo a las Realidades Cambiantes en la Frontera de los Estados Unidos...