''Migrants and refugees are not primarily a problem to be solved, they are human beings and future human resources to a country." Throughout his life of distinguished ministry, Cardinal O'Malley has called on us to treat immigrants with …

Most of the controversy surrounding the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's recent document on human dignity, Dignitas Infinita, has focused on its repudiation of gender ideology. Another section of the document deals with an even more pervasive …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The pro-life cause will confront new challenges in the coming decades, with physician-assisted suicide in particular emerging as a growing threat to human life, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston told attendees of the 25th …

The life of the Catholic Church in 2024 is filled with forks in the road, most of them placed there by our reforming pontiff, Pope Francis. As the pope pushes ahead with his effort to recall the church to Gospel basics — God's redeeming mercy and grace …

December 19, 2023 “We thank the Holy Father for his love and care of all the people in the flock. We caution and make clear that the Holy Father has not endorsed gay marriage, but has recognized all Catholics, including those whose unions are not …

On Christmas Day, Cardinal Sean O'Malley held Christmas mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.Many people attended the service with family and friends to hear Cardinal O'Malley's message."The birth of Christ in the manger is …

Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley released Dec. 19 the following statement on the Declaration "Fiducia Supplicans" on the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings, issued a day earlier by the Dicastery for the Doctine of the Faith. We thank the Holy Father for …

Boston's Fr. Cristiano Barbosa was consecrated on Feb. 3 as a new auxiliary bishop for the archdiocese. He is Boston's first Brazilian-born bishop and is the second Brazilian-born bishop in the United States.  Born and raised in Brazil, Barbosa was …

The following statement was released by Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley on Oct. 11, 2023: The sad and tragic historical truth is that the people of the Middle East have long suffered the scars and burdens of war. Even in this historical perspective, the …

In 2017, Sister Caram sparked another controversy on a television program by questioning a principal dogma about Mary, the Mother of God. Dominican Sister Lucía Caram, who lives in Spain but is Argentinian, said during a recent television program that she …