O’Malley on Kennedy’s Funeral

Posted by Tom McFeely

Friday, September 04, 2009 12:29 PM

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has posted an entry on his blog, explaining why it was judged appropriate to hold the Aug. 29 public funeral Mass for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy despite Kennedy’s longstanding and highly public dissent from Church teaching on abortion.

Some Catholics have been critical of the decision, arguing that by so doing Church authorities may have given the appearance... READ MORE

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Caritas Christi Nixes Joint Venture

Posted by Tom McFeely

Monday, June 29, 2009 9:06 AM

At the direction of Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, Caritas Christi Health Care has withdrawn from a proposed joint venture through which it could have been involved in abortion services.

Caritas Christi is the network of six Catholic hospitals that are affiliated with the Archdiocese of Boston. On July 1, it was scheduled to acquire 49% ownership share in Celticare Health Plan of... READ MORE

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More on Caritas Christi

Posted by Tom McFeely

Friday, June 12, 2009 12:52 PM

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has insisted that his archdiocese’s Catholic hospitals will not be involved in any way in the provision of abortions.

As the Daily Blog reported here, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts said in a June 8 press release that Caritas Christi, the network of six Catholic hospitals affiliated with the Archdiocese of Boston, will be involved in providing... READ MORE

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Seminary Revival in Boston

Posted by Tom McFeely

Monday, December 15, 2008 10:40 AM

Boston was the epicenter of the sexual abuse scandals that rocked the Church in the early part of this decade.

During the same period, the Archdiocese of Boston also wrestled with the contentious issue of church closings necessitated by diminishing numbers of Catholics in some parishes.

But there are unmistakable signs of renewal evident at the archdiocesan seminary in Brighton, Mass., as noted... READ MORE

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