(Editor's note: Simmons University student interns Emily Greco and James Kaeser recently concluded fall semester internships at the Archdiocese of Boston Archives. Following are their reflections on ...

The command to rejoice this Sunday flows from communion and the truth of God's personal love for us and for creation. The ...

Advent has begun for school children in our archdiocesan community of faith. Most likely, they'll be wearing down their purple, pink, and green crayons as they color an Advent wreath and learn tha ...

Quite often, when I am visiting schools or parishes, speaking to groups about the missionary work of the Church and the need for everyone to take responsibility for it, I hear the same feedback: I hav ...

Suppose this Advent you were resolved to start reading the Bible on a daily basis, as the saints have advised and Pope Francis is famous for recommending: ...

Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad, Dec. 8, 2024. (OSV ...

Continuing a decades-long tradition of mutual friendship between the two churches, Archbishop Richard Henning met with Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston at ...

Right from the start, 2024 has been an eventful year for the O'Connell House. The house, located in the Merrimack Valley, is the only Catholic safe house in Massachusetts for women and t ...

For a senior in high school, Breana Mendes has had quite the career. As a freshman, she created her own business and sold merchandise. As a sophomore, she worked in a lab at the Broad Ins ...

Where would we be now without the first Christmas? 2025 years ago, God became man, and it changed everything. We take the beloved manger scene for granted, but what if there was no creche with its ...

Advent is a season of hope. We retrace the experience of the Jewish people awaiting the first coming of the Messiah in Bethlehem in order to prepare us for Jesus' second coming and to embrace him ...

Q: I'm a new mother in the middle of a messy divorce. I admit that I have never been a very good Catholic, but I still want my baby baptized in the hope that he will have a better relationship with Go ...