Boston Archbishop Reveals Pain of Closings
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Archbishop Sean O'Malley made an emotional appeal Saturday to Catholics who oppose the downsizing of local parishes, saying the cuts are so painful that he sometimes asks God to "call me home and let someone else finish this job."
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The Episcopal bishop at the center of the Anglican Communion&#39;s global battle over homosexuality said that at first he was stunned by a church report issued on Monday recommending a moratorium
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CHICAGO _ Many conservative Anglicans would agree with Nigerian lay minister Davis Mac-Iyalla that the summer of 2003 _ when the Episcopal Church approved the first openly gay bishop _ left a gaping hole and wrenching pain in their hearts. But not for the same reasons.
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ARCHBISHOP of Wales Barry Morgan yesterday appealed for calm in the Anglican Communion as fears grew that a split on the issue of homosexuality is increasingly likely.
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A protest vigil at a parish scheduled to be closed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston ended Sunday when the police sealed off the 114-year-old
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The pastor who said the funeral Mass for Victoria ``Torie&#39;&#39; Snelgrove yesterday blasted the riotous acts of a rowdy post-Red Sox pennant crowd for the circumstances surrounding her all-too-soon death.
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The 16 churches the Archdiocese of Boston put up for sale this week are worth about $28 million, according to local tax assessors.
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By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  May 28--LOWELL -- Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church closed after a tearful Mass on Sept. 26, 2004, closing the book on the parish's 98-year history.
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BOSTON At the First Baptist Church here, a few blocks from Fenway Park at the corner of Commonwealth and Clarendon, the subject for this Sunday&#39;s service is: &quot;Why Does God Allow Suffering?
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The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope admit facing serious obstacles to forging closer ties between Churches.
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CARDINAL Keith OâBrien is so desperate to fill the moral vacuum he believes is the cause of all Scotlandâs troubles (including dwindling attendance at mass) that sometimes he opens his mouth before engaging his brain.
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About a dozen parishioners who had wanted to occupy Sacred Heart Parish to prevent its closing for good trudged somberly out of the church
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Members of Sacred Heart Church in the North End said they will continue to fight to keep their church open despite a setback in court this week against the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, which wants to close its doors.
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Caritas Christi Health System Inc., the troubled hospital chain owned by the Archdiocese of Boston, is considering closing or selling 144-year-old Caritas Carney Hospital in Dorchester because its performance is predicted to fall about $7 million short of expectations this year, according to an internal document obtained by the Globe.
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The worldwide Anglican Communion, facing fracture over the Episcopal Church USAâs ordination of a gay bishop and a Canadian dioceseâs blessing of gay unions, called Monday for both to show regret and declare a moratorium on similar actions in the
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News that the largest nonprofit hospital chain in the United States plans to absorb six hospitals operated by the Archdiocese of Boston triggered a debate yesterday about the future of Catholic healthcare in the region.
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Michael Murphy's quietly disturbing play reveals the dubious role that Cardinal Bernard F. Law, the Archbishop of Boston, played in a tragedy that irreparably damaged hundreds of families.