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WATERTOWN, MA- On March 8th, CatholicTV will air the Episcopal Ordination Mass of Bishop-elect Christopher Coyne.

Washington—Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, California, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed his “support for and solidarity” with the Wisconsin bishops’ statement on the rights of workers.

(Braintree, Mass.)  February 20, 2011…The Archdiocese of Boston today shared remarks made by Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley in Dublin as he participated in a ‘Liturgy of Lament and Repentance’ for the sexual abuse of children by priests and religious. 

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s final rule rescinding important elements of a federal regulation protecting the conscience rights of health care providers is a disappointment, but there are also reasons for hope, said Deirdre McQuade of the Pro-Life Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

(Braintree, Massachusetts) The Archdiocese of Boston today announced that the Holy See has decided that Frederick J. Cartier, Louis J. Govoni and Frederick Guthrie are no longer in the clerical state. 

Braintree, MA –   The Archdiocese of Boston is conducting a consultation of the Catholic faithful who were parishioners at seven church buildings that were closed as part of a process that was initiated in 2004.

Boston--The Roman Catholic Bishops in Massachusetts have issued the following joint statement addressing the current economic situation and the resulting hardships experienced by vulnerable persons and those rendered newly fragile by the financial downturn-- Standing in Solidarity with All

The official dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion is undertaken by  the Anglican – Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and the Department for Unity, Faith and Order of the Anglican Communion.

For the better part of three years, the Archdiocese of Boston has undertaken an extensive review that is essential to developing a pastoral plan that will guide and shape the future direction of the local Church for the foreseeable future.