In surprise appointment, Bishop Henning to replace Cardinal O’Malley in Boston, US
United States RNS In a surprise announcement, Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Richard G Henning, of the Diocese of Providence, as Archbishop-elect of Boston. Henning, who has only been a bishop since 2018, will replace 80-year-old retiring Cardinal Seán P O’Malley, who has served as one of Francis’ closest advisers since the beginning of his […]
In the US, Boston’s Catholic archdiocese expands effort to digitise archives
Boston, US RNS When Thomas Lester began his job as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston’s archivist in 2014, he quickly noticed that many of the archdiocese’s bound archives containing centuries of records of sacraments performed by its clergy were beginning to fall apart. “It was very obvious right from the beginning that these thousands […]
In Catholic-owned rooming house in the US city of Boston, older tenants face displacement
Boston, US RNS Residents of a Boston rooming house run by an order of Catholic nuns earned a short-term victory last week when the owners agreed to suspend eviction proceedings against the few older women left in the building, pending a state inquiry into allegations of age discrimination. For more than 60 years, the Our […]