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EspañolWhen Jesus entered Jerusalem amidst waving of palms and shouts of praise, the Roman and religious leaders of the day were fearful.  In the prior 150 years, the people in Jerusalem had had such processions just twice, in a span of 20 years…
Diocesan News
Artist's rendering of proposed pediment sculpture Following a national search and selection process involving members of the wider diocese and experts in contemporary art and sculpture, Philadelphia artist Donald Lipski has been chosen to complete the pediment of the Cathedral…
Parish News
"I Am Lynn," a film made in 2010 as a youth project by Oasis Film Institute at St. Stephen's Church in Lynn, finished fourth out of 30 entries in the Salem Youth Film Festival, where the top 10 films were shown.  The filmmakers (pictured) were…
Parish News
It started in the summer of 2008 when a busload of incoming fifth-grade girls from Esperanza Academy in Lawrence arrived at St. Peter's Church-on-the-Canal in Buzzards Bay for a visit.  The church's Mary and Marthas Women's Group (th e M&M's) took…
Parish News
The Church of St. Luke/San Lucas (201 Washington Avenue) in Chelsea, at the request of the El Salvadoran Consulate in Boston, will host the consulate's official commemoration of the 32nd anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero on…
Diocesan News
On March 7 the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) in the Diocese of Massachusetts hosted its first clinic on team building at St. Peter's Church in Weston.  This clinic was a follow-up to the January LDI training at which 12 congregations and faith-based teams launched local justice…