Archdiocese of Boston

Boston Catholics get a new leader this week

By adamg - 8/4/24 - 11:41 pm

Update: Done.

NBC News reports the pope is scheduled to name Providence Bishop Richard Henning to replace 80-year-old Cardinal Sean O'Malley as soon as Monday.

Plans filed for three new residential buildings at Tremont Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard

By adamg - 10/15/23 - 12:58 pm

Rendering by the Architectural Team.

The Archdiocese of Boston has filed detailed plans for a three-building, 217-unit residential complex at Tremont Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard in Roxbury on the grounds of St. Katherine Drexel Church. Read more.

Developer plans new residential units, church upgrade at corner of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Tremont Street in Roxbury

By adamg - 12/23/22 - 12:46 pm

The Archdiocese of Boston's housing-development wing recently told the BPDA it will soon file detailed plans for a three-building residential complex at the intersection of Tremont Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard that will include 217 residential units and the renovation of St. Katharine Church's ministry space. Read more.

Archdiocese tells city councilor to leave it out of his holy war

By adamg - 11/4/22 - 9:26 am

GBH gets comments from the Archdiocese of Boston on Councilor Frank Baker's anti-Protestant assertion about City Council redistricting.

Former Dorchester priest who was convicted of molesting three boys now accused of molesting girl

By adamg - 2/12/22 - 2:41 pm

A Vermont woman yesterday sued a convicted child-molester priest of molesting her when she was 11 and he was serving at St. Brendan Church in Dorchester. Read more.

Archdiocese of Boston to require masks in its schools next month

By adamg - 8/25/21 - 1:39 pm

The Pilot reports that the archdiocese will follow the state's "universal indoor masking" policies for the 69 schools under its control when the schools re-open next month. Read more.

First Amendment means church music director can't win age-discrimination claim if she's fired, court says

By adamg - 7/29/20 - 10:17 am

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today dismissed a woman's suit against the Archdiocese of Boston for the way she was fired as director of musical ministries at a Franklin church without even considering her claim that the new parish priest didn't like either her age or gender. Read more.

Some Catholic churches could re-open as early as Saturday; but archdiocese says dispensation from physical Mass attendance will continue

By adamg - 5/19/20 - 10:23 am

The Archdiocese of Boston announced this morning that parishes that take certain steps could re-open for Masses as early as Saturday evening. Read more.

Meat OK on Fridays for rest of Lent, Archdiocese says

By adamg - 3/27/20 - 9:03 am

In a letter to parishioners, the Archdiocese of Boston says they can eat meat on Fridays because of Covid-19 circumstances: Read more.

Cardinal suspends Mass and Catholic schools

By adamg - 3/13/20 - 10:17 pm

The Archdiocese of Boston announced today: Read more.

Catholic masses will continue, but sick people are allowed to stay home, cardinal says

By adamg - 3/13/20 - 9:01 am

The Dorchester Reporter reports on Cardinal Sean O'Malley's Covid-19 announcement.

Communion will still be distributed at Masses, but O'Malley said that the church would be "temporarily suspending distribution of communion on the tongue and invite the faithful to reverently receive the Eucharist in their hand."

Cardinal announces shakeup at Brighton seminary over possible improprieties

By adamg - 8/10/18 - 4:16 pm

Cardinal Sean O'Malley today announced changes at St. John's Seminary in Brighton: Read more.

South Boston church to neighbors: You don't like condos? Fine, we'll replace this old school with a parking lot

By adamg - 1/14/18 - 2:16 pm

The Globe reports on plans by Gate of Heaven Church and the Archdiocese of Boston to turn the old Gate of Heaven school into rubble after several years of church officials failing to convince neighbors to let them sell the building to housing developers.

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