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(Braintree, Mass.) January 31, 2012 - Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley announced today 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.

Labels Are For Jars raises money to feed hungry people through the Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence.  Cor Unum currently serves more than 225,000 restaurant-quality meals a year, at a cost of one dollar per meal. 

(Braintree, Massachusetts) January 26, 2012…The Archdiocese of Boston today released its annual financial report for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2011.  The report identifies key financial performance measures, including its financial position and changes in net assets during the most recent fiscal year.  The full report is available on the Archdiocese’s website (http://www.bostoncatholic.org/annualreport) together with the audited financial statements of Archdiocesan related organizations. The report should be read in conjunction with the recently issued 2012 Budget, which focuses on Central Ministries.

WATERTOWN, MA (January 26, 2012) - The CatholicTV® Network is pleased to announce that Massachusetts General Hospital will offer spiritual programming from the CatholicTV® Network to patients, families and staff at the hospital.

WATERTOWN, MA (January 25, 2012) - The CatholicTV® Network will celebrate Catholic Schools Week, scheduled for January 29, 2012 to February 5, 2012, with local schools from the Archdiocese of Boston.

The Cardinal is posting this on his blog (www.cardinalseansblog.org) this evening in response to the Obama Administration actions taken today requiring that all healthcare plans — including those offered by Catholic entities — provide sterilization, contraception and some drugs that can cause abortion.  The blog will go live at 9:30pm tonight

This Year marks the largest contingent of young people to attend from the Archdiocese of Boston Braintree, MA – Cardinal Seán O’Malley and nearly 500 youth and young adults will attend the Annual March for Life this year in Washington DC.   This is the largest contingent of young people to attend from the Archdiocese of Boston.  More than 10 buses will leave from various locations in the Archdiocese of Boston this weekend for the pilgrimage which takes place in our Nation’s Capital culminating with the annual march this coming Monday, January 23rd.

Braintree, MA (January 19, 2012) -- Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., announced today that, effective July 1, 2012, Bishop Arthur L. Kennedy, S.T.L., Ph.D., Rector of St. John’s Seminary, will become Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Boston.  In addition, the Cardinal has appointed Msgr. James P. Moroney, S.T.L. as Rector-elect of St. John’s effective July 1, 2012.

The Office for Black Catholics – Office of Outreach & Cultural Diversity, Archdiocese of Boston, to host: An Evening of Prayer & Song to Celebrate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring the Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir

“Among the twenty-two Cardinal-designates named today by Pope Benedict VXI, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will provide the Holy Father valuable guidance and assistance through their long-standing dedication to the work of the Church. 

The life of the Church in the Archdiocese of Boston (and throughout the world) was forever changed by the revelations of clergy sexual abuse that dominated the news in January of 2002. Since that time much has happened in the Church and in society concerning recognition of the sexual abuse of minors, confronting these crimes and instituting protections to prevent these tragic violations of innocence from ever happening again. At this time, with a spirit of contrition and humility, with a commitment to vigilance and with gratitude for all who have given their time and effort to ensure that such abuse never again occur in the Church, we offer our reflections on the journey of the past decade.