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Piece of cross missing from Boston cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross (WBZ-AM) A small piece of wood Roman Catholics believe is a piece of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified is believed stolen from Boston’s cathedral. A janitor at...
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Vatican: churches can be shut for good of diocese
File The Vatican’s highest court has ruled church leaders can consider the greater good of a diocese when closing a church, not just the health of an individual parish. A Roman Catholic lay group...
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Boston priests help community
Boston Mayor Tom Menino says city Priests deserve a credit for the work they’re doing in the neighborhoods. WBZ’s Carl Stevens went to Dorchester to talk to two of those priests.
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New restrictions place on priest accused of sex abuse
AP The Archdiocese of Boston announced Wednesday it’s placing new restrictions on a priest following accusations of sexual abuse of minors dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. Rev. Thomas Curran had...
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2 new Boston bishops ordained
Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley is ordaining two new bishops. The Rev. Arthur Kennedy and the Rev. Peter Uglietto will be elevated to auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Boston during a ceremony at...
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Boston Archdiocese To Freeze Lay Workers’ Pensions
BOSTON (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston says it will freeze pensions for about 10,000 church secretaries, parochial school teachers and other lay employees. The archdiocese, which has...
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Cardinal O’Malley Hopes Christmas Message Will Resonate
BOSTON (CBS) — As head of the Boston Archdiocese, Cardinal Sean O’Malley carries with him the joy and responsibility of delivering a Christmas message that he hopes will resonate. He says this...
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Boston Catholic School Gets $100K Grant
BOSTON (AP) — A prominent Boston community foundation has given a $100,000 grant to a new Catholic academy that’s become the city’s largest elementary school. The Campaign for Catholic Schools has...
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Lawyer Reveals New Names Of Accused Archdiocese Sex Abusers
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — A lawyer who’s frustrated by the Boston Archdiocese’s inaction released a list Wednesday of Roman Catholic priests and others affiliated with the church who have been accused of...
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Pope Ousts Alleged Abusers Who Were Priests In Boston Archdiocese
BOSTON (AP) – Three men who once worked as priests in the Boston Archdiocese have been ousted from the priesthood by Pope Benedict XVI after being accused of sex abuse. The Boston Archdiocese...
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Scituate Parishioners Hopeful Vatican Will Reopen Church
SCITUATE (CBS) – Wednesday was day 2304 of the vigil inside the church of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Scituate. Ever since the Boston Archdiocese closed the church in October, 2004 someone has been...
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Boston Cardinal O’Malley In Ireland Assessing Sex Abuse Response
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley is in Ireland conducting a Vatican-commissioned assessment of the Archdiocese of Dublin’s response to sexual abuse. The cardinal also is helping to...
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Boston Archdiocese Launches “Catholics Come Home” Campaign
BRAINTREE (CBS) – Cardinal Sean O’Malley has launched a campaign aimed at bringing lapsed Catholics back to church. The Boston Archdiocese kicked off “Catholics Come Home” on Ash Wednesday, the first...
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Watchdog Group Archdiocese Pedophile Priest List Released
BOSTON (AP) — A watchdog group is pushing Cardinal Sean O’Malley to release a promised list of suspected pedophile priests in Boston, highlighting a church document that indicates the list could...
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Tewksbury Deacon Loses Job Over Drug Allegations
TEWKSBURY (CBS) – The Boston Archdiocese recently fired a well-known church deacon and prison chaplain amid accusations that he smuggled drugs into a local prison. People who know him though are...
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Archdiocese Says Sale Listing Of Closed Church Was “Premature”
BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Archdiocese has pulled the real estate listing of a closed Roman Catholic church, saying it was causing confusion about its intentions for the property. Former parishioners...
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Nuns Sue Boston Archdiocese Over Retirement Funds
BOSTON (AP) — An order of Roman Catholic nuns has sued the Boston Archdiocese and Cardinal Sean O’Malley after years of failed efforts to withdraw from a church-run pension fund. The Daughters of St....
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Boston Cardinal O’Malley Ordains Six New Priests
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley has ordained six men into the priesthood. The service was held Saturday morning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. O’Malley said the ordination is...
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Families Raise $335K, But Archdiocese Will Still Close Lawrence School
LAWRENCE (CBS) – Families in Lawrence say the feel betrayed by their church. A catholic school will be shut down for good next month, even after parents and students say they raised more than $300,000...
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Boston Archdiocese May Reshuffle Parishes
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Archdiocese is considering a radical reshuffling that would unite its 291 parishes into 80 to 120 groups so that each cluster could share resources and clergy, according to an...
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