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 | BRAINTREE -- James P. McDonough, widely credited with bringing financial stability to the archdiocese, has announced that he will be stepping down as chancellor of the Archdiocese of Boston.
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 | INDIANAPOLIS -- When the NFL made tickets available to the public for Super Bowl media day Jan. 31, they inadvertently invited the attention of a Catholic bishop and all of his followers on social media site Twitter.
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| BRAINTREE -- As part of a three-phase consultation process, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) began releasing lists of proposed groupings for parish collaboration on their website last month following meetings with priests in each of the five regions of the archdiocese.
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| BOSTON -- The word compassion is taken from the Latin compati, which means "to suffer with."
Putting people "out of their misery" under the guise of helping them is not compassion, attested Wayne Cockfield. He urged those gathered at Massachusetts Citizens for Life's annual Assembly for Life, held at Faneuil Hall on Jan. 22, to oppose legislation that would legalize doctor prescribed death.
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| NEW BEDFORD -- As a Catholic, Andy LaVallee, founder and CEO of LaVallee's Bakery Distributors in Waltham, feels charitable work is his moral responsibility.
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 | On Friday (1/20), I celebrated the funeral Mass of Sister Manuela Vencela at St. Anthony's Church, near Catholic University. Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Gonzalez was there along with many priests, religious and lay people who had known sister during the nearly four decades she had worked with the Hispanic community. I celebrated the Mass and preached. It was an honor to be able to do that for such a great religious, a real apostle to the people.
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 | Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley issued a letter to the faithful of the Archdiocese of Boston Jan. 31 urging action on the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to modify a requirement that all health plans in the nation -- including those offered by most Catholic institutions -- provide coverage for contraceptives, sterilization and some abortion-inducing drugs.
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| BRAINTREE- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley announced Jan. 30 that James P. McDonough will be leaving his post as Chancellor effective March 2nd. Mr. McDonough has served as Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Boston for almost six years. During that time he has been responsible for reorganizing the financial management of the Archdiocese, including budget and financial reporting as well as the structure and functioning of the organization.
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 | BRAINTREE -- Before the sun came up on Jan. 22 nearly 500 students from parishes and schools of the Archdiocese of Boston sat packed tightly on buses underway to the Youth Pilgrimage for Life to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life.
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 | BOSTON -- At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained to the diaconate five candidates for the Archdiocese of Boston, one for the Diocese of Springfield, and one for the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, on Jan. 21.
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