Catholic service requires conscience rights, Boston cardinal stresses

Mar 11, 2013 - 05:11 pm .- Writing from Rome just a few days before the Papal conclave, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston called on members of Congress to support stronger religious freedom protections in health care.

Cardinals will be informed of Vatileaks background

Mar 5, 2013 - 11:50 am .- Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley said he trusts the cardinals taking part in the papal election will be informed on the necessary background information related to the Vatileaks scandal.

Cardinal O'Malley lists sex abuse, Curia reform as priorities

Mar 4, 2013 - 01:01 pm .- Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley listed clerical sex abuse, reforming the Church’s administration and Christian persecution as some of the issues he thinks the next Pope will have to tackle.

US cardinals say next Pope must be 'man of deep faith'

Mar 1, 2013 - 09:46 am .- Countering much speculation that next Pope will be chosen based on geographic concerns, three American cardinals say the best candidate to succeed Benedict XVI is a man of holiness who can communicate the Gospel.

Cardinal O'Malley calls pro-life movement to grow in faith

Jan 25, 2013 - 06:56 pm .- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston encouraged pro-life pilgrims from across America to deepen their faith, explaining that a culture of life must be founded upon the conversion of our own lives.

Cardinal finds prayer, penance needed for end of abortion

Jan 22, 2013 - 04:04 am .- Prayers and penitential hearts must be at the foundation of efforts to restore a genuine respect for life in America, observed Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston.

Boston cardinal emphasizes need for Catholics in politics, media

Dec 17, 2012 - 02:10 pm .- Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston says the Church needs more and better prepared Catholic politicians and journalists who can bring the faith into the public square.

Boston cardinal lauds rejection of assisted suicide bill

Nov 7, 2012 - 02:38 pm .- Cardinal Seán O'Malley of Boston applauded the defeat of a Massachusetts ballot measure to legalize physician-assisted suicide, calling for more compassionate care of those who are seriously ill.

Boston cardinal urges 'no' vote on assisted suicide

Oct 13, 2012 - 06:02 pm .- Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston called on local voters to oppose a ballot measure legalizing physician-assisted suicide, warning against claims that there is no danger of a “slippery slope.”

Sunday Mass is Thanksgiving meal with Christ, says Cardinal O’Malley

Nov 24, 2011 - 07:16 am .- Weekly Mass attendance for Catholics should be a “commitment of love” like the celebration of Thanksgiving dinner, said Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston.

Cardinal O’Malley: initiative disguises ‘sheer brutality’ of assisted suicide

Sep 20, 2011 - 05:02 am .- A proposed Massachusetts ballot initiative to allow terminally ill patients to take a lethal dose of prescription drugs corrupts the medical profession and undercuts efforts to prevent suicide, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said.

Cardinal O’Malley encourages youth to bring friends to Jesus

Aug 18, 2011 - 04:01 pm .- Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston has encouraged young people faithfully attend Sunday Mass and to bring their friends to Jesus Christ.

As Vatican probe nears end, officials see signs of repentance and renewal in Ireland

Feb 21, 2011 - 03:45 pm .- Church officials in charge of the Vatican’s investigation of clerical abuse in Ireland are wrapping up their fact-finding missions.

Mass. bishops emphasize sanctity of life, traditional marriage in upcoming elections

Oct 27, 2010 - 05:00 am .- Bishops in Massachusetts are emphasizing the importance of voters protecting the sanctity of life and upholding traditional marriage in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Cardinal O'Malley rips pro-Obama Catholics on health care

Mar 20, 2010 - 08:03 am .- The Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, yesterday criticized organizations such as the Catholic Health Association and Network for supporting a health care bill that will halt decades of government neutrality on the issue of abortion.

Cardinal O’Malley: Catholics should not be ‘overwhelmed’ by sin

Jun 25, 2009 - 05:19 pm .- Last weekend, Archbishop of Boston Seán Cardinal O’Malley led a three-day retreat for the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL). Saying Catholics should not be “overwhelmed” by sin, the cardinal spoke about confession and recounted his father’s advice to confess every time one is ready for a haircut.

Cardinal O’Malley: Bishop’s ‘terrible’ Holocaust comments show need for papal oversight

Feb 3, 2009 - 05:31 pm .- In a Friday article on his blog, Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley commented on the controversy surrounding Society of St. Pius X Bishop Richard Williamson’s “terrible” statements which minimized Jewish suffering in the Holocaust. He argued the bishop’s comments prove the need to increase papal influence over the SSPX and its bishops, whose excommunications were recently lifted.

Mass closes Archdiocese of Boston’s bicentennial celebration

Nov 24, 2008 - 11:48 pm .- The Archdiocese of Boston celebrated the Closing Mass of its bicentennial year on Sunday afternoon at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.

Cardinal calls Americans to announce the Gospel of Life with greater fervor

Jan 30, 2007 - 02:40 pm .- "Weneed to raise the volumn in announcing the Gospel of Life," with thesewords Cardinal Sean O’Malley strongly urged Americans to join inbuilding a civilization of life and love. TheCardinal-Archbishop of Boston told a packed house of Pro-lifedemonstrators, gathered at a Mass in the Crypt of the Basilica of theNational Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington last weekthat while Gospel of Life must be announced with conviction, it mustalso be proclaimed with love.