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Braintree, MA (April 29, 2016) – On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the Archdiocese of Boston will host the First Annual Palliative Care Colloquium: A Better Model of Care and A Model of Best Practice.  The event takes place at the Pastoral Center for the Archdiocese, 66 Brooks Dr, Braintree, MA.  The colloquium begins at 8am and ends at 1pm.

WHAT: On Saturday, April 23, Cardinal Sean O’Malley will join Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston as it dedicates two homes in Roxbury. Two low-income families contributed 300 hours of “sweat equity” building these homes alongside volunteers and donors from Boston-area companies, schools and faith communities. 

Jubilee Pilgrimage and Mass for the Sick and their Caregivers Sunday, April 24, 2016 11:30 AM Mass Cathedral of the Holy Cross 1400 Washington Street Boston, Ma

We are grateful to our Holy Father, Pope Francis for the gift of his Apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia, On Love in the Family.”  He has given us a lengthy and significant teaching on the Joy of Love.  This is a document that demands a careful reading and reflection from Catholics everywhere, and it is sure to bear great fruit.  Pope Francis shows himself to be the gentle, merciful pastor who urges us all to take the time to meditate on the importance of families, for as he says, "The welfare of the family is decisive for the future of the world and that of the Church.” (AL 31)

Braintree, MA (April 1, 2016) – The Archdiocese of Boston announced today that Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM Cap. is publishing a pastoral letter (God’s Mercy Runs to Meet Us) to guide the faithful during this Year of Mercy.  Officially released for the Feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday April 3, Cardinal Seán will distribute the first printed copies of the Pastoral Letter in English, Spanish and Portuguese at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Saturday April 2 during a Year of Mercy multicultural procession entitled “Walking with Mary.” 

Braintree, MA (April 1, 2016) – This Saturday, April 2nd, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley will lead a procession through the streets of the South End of Boston highlighting the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Catholic ethnic communities.  During this Second Sunday of Easter, also celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday, this multicultural Marian procession will culminate at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross entering through the Holy Door of Mercy followed by various reflections and music including a talk by the Cardinal.