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On Sunday, September 3, the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Monsignor Francis Strahan will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network’s Chapel of the Holy Cross. Monsignor Strahan is the pastor of St. Bridget Parish in Framingham. 

Cardinal Seán has authorized a special collection, to be taken the weekend of September 9-10 in all parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston, in support of the relief efforts to those areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. There has been loss of life, property and livelihoods. The funds collected in this one-time special appeal will be used to support the humanitarian and recovery efforts of Catholic Charities USA, the official domestic relief of the U.S. Catholic Church, and will provide pastoral and rebuilding support to dioceses in those areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The hurricane has affected southeast Texas, including the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and could also strike Louisiana.

WATERTOWN, MASS. - On Sunday, August 27, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Thomas Macdonald will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network's Chapel of the Holy Cross. Father Macdonald is a regular celebrant of the CatholicTV Mass.

WATERTOWN, MASS. - On Sunday, August 20, the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father John Carmichael will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network's Chapel of the Holy Cross. Father Carmichael is the pastor of St. Ann by the Sea in Marshfield. 

“The gift of life must be protected and cared for in any and all circumstances. Every child is a precious gift from God, deserving the respect accorded to all people.  At their ordination, Catholic priests make a promise of celibacy, a commitment to the Church and the people they serve. If a priest fathers a child, he has a moral obligation to step aside from ministry and provide for the care and needs of the mother and the child. In such a moment, their welfare is the highest priority.

Cardinal Sean O'Malley today released the following statement: "Nations live and flourish because of their ideas and ideals, not simply because of their material wealth or power. Our ideas and ideals express our identity and set the standards for our behavior as citizens. For the United States a core statement of our identity is expressed in the phrase “E Pluribus Unum”, from many peoples we shape one nation. This treasured civic truth reflects and is rooted in the biblical heritage of belief in the dignity of all people, and a shared humanity.

WATERTOWN, MASS. - On Sunday, August 6, the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bishop Mark O'Connell will celebrate Mass at the CatholicTV Network's Chapel of the Holy Cross. Bishop O'Connell is the Vicar General Regional Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston's North Region and the pastor of St. Theresa Parish in North Reading. He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Boston alongside Bishop Robert Reed, the President of CatholicTV, last August.