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November 21, 2011 -- Cardinal Seán O’Malley presented the 2011 Cheverus Award Medals to 97 laypersons, deacons and religious during an afternoon prayer service on Sunday, November 20 at the Cathedral of The Holy Cross with 1,500 in attendance. First presented in 2008 at the conclusion of the Archdiocese’s bicentennial, the annual award recognizes Catholics for their dedicated service to the Church. The medal is named for the city’s first bishop, Jean-Louis Anne Magdelaine Lefebvre de Cheverus, who led the diocese from 1808 until his return to France in 1824. Bishop Cheverus died in 1836 as the archbishop of Bordeaux.

Dear Governor Patrick, The Massachusetts Catholic Conference has continually spoken out against the dangers of legalized casino gambling in the Commonwealth. Today, as the expanded gambling bill sits on your desk awaiting your signature, the Massachusetts Catholic Conference respectfully asks you to reconsider your position and exercise your veto power to prevent this legislation from becoming law.

“The Archdiocese of Boston today announced that allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by Reverend Victor C. LaVoie (class of 1971) have been found to be not proven by a canonical court. Father LaVoie was placed on administrative leave in January 2002. Fr. LaVoie has now been granted Senior Priest/Retirement Status and, in the light of the USCCB Essential Norms, his priestly ministry will be restricted to his family. Permission for any other act of priestly ministry must be approved by the Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Boston.

This Sunday, November 20th, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King, the last Sunday in the liturgical year.  As the Archdiocese of Boston concludes the year in which it launched the Catholics Come Home initiative, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley has issued a Pastoral Letter on Sunday Mass entitled “Jesus’ Eager Desire: Our Participation in the Sunday Mass.”  This follows the Cardinal’s June 2011 Pastoral Letter on Evangelization (“Inviting All to Know Jesus”) and is being published just prior to the Thanksgiving celebration.

BRAINTREE, MA (November 14, 2011) — Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap will present 2011 Cheverus Award Medals to 97 laypersons, deacons and religious during a 3pm prayer service on Sunday, November 20 at the Cathedral of The Holy Cross.

BALTIMORE—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted for the secretary-elect of USCCB, the chairmen-elect of five committees and the chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace at their annual Fall General Assembly, November 14.