Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The white smoke appeared on Wednesday, signalling that the conclave had chosen Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be the new head of the Catholic Church. Winchester area Catholics responded.
The conclave tabbed Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be the new head of the Catholic Church Wednesday. Locals across the community were happy with the choice. The new pope was born on Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, according to the Vatican's website. He studied theology at the Theological Faculty of San Miguel. In the summer of 1997, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires and succeeded Cardinal Antonio Quarracino in 1998, the website said. Winchester Area Catholics Respond to Naming of New Pope Parochial Vicar Richard Beaulieu, a Marblehead resident who has spent more than 13 years serving St. Mary's Parish in Winchester, said he heard that Francis was the new pope and that "everything was wonderful." Reverend …
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Monday, March 11, 2013
The conclave is tomorrow, and Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley has emerged as a possibility to be elected the new leader of the Catholic Church.
With the papal conclave to choose the next Pope beginning Tuesday, speculation has grown over the past weeks that one of Boston’s own could become the Catholic Church’s new leader. Cardinal Sean O’Malley could become the new pontiff following Pope Benedict XVI’s Feb. 11 resignation, according to the National Catholic Reporter. Though it is less likely an American would be elected, it’s not impossible, and O’Malley has as good a chance as any Western papal candidate, according to the Reporter. O’Malley, 68, has been lauded for his efforts in the wake of the church’s sex abuse crisis. However, the Reporter points to O’Malley’s wilting in 2004 while the Archdiocese of Boston suffered parish closings, which have indirectly lead to realignment…
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Winchester area church officials react to Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down on Feb. 28.
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign at the end of February, according to a Reuters report. The 85-year-old pope is unable to fulfill the duties of his office, Reuters said, because he is does not have the strength. Benedict is the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages, according to Reuters. Winchester Area Reacts to Pope Benedict's Impending Resignation Pastor Richard Messina, who recently celebrated his 48th year as a reverend and has spent the past two decades at St. Mary's Parish in Winchester, supported Pope Benedict XVI's choice to resign this month given the circumstances. "I think he recognized the fact that he is getting older and that he is perhaps not as alert as could be like when he was younger, and …
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Take a look at some of the stop stories from the past week in Winchester.
Selectman Doug Marmon said he was “disappointed” with the size of the School Committee’s budget. Struggling with diminished resources, the Boston Archdiocese is continuing to look at various parishes in the region that could be merged into pastoral collaboratives, including the two in Winchester -- St. Mary's and St. Eulalia. Stuck in traffic a lot? You're not alone. It takes Winchester residents longer to get to work than the residents of most other small cities in Massachusetts, according to a new study. Winchester was recently listed among the communities in Massachusetts with the highest median income. The list, posted on Boston.com this week, puts Winchester as the seventh wealthiest town in the state in terms of median household …
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Saint Mary's Parish
158 Washington St, Winchester, MA
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St. Eulalia Parish
50 Ridge St, Winchester, MA
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Winchester Town Hall
71 Mount Vernon St, Winchester, MA
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Winchester Animal Clinic
874 Main St, Winchester, MA
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Rev. Victor LaVoie of St. Eulalia Church was cleared of charges that he sexually abused a child.
According to My Fox Boston, the Roman Catholic Archdioces of Boston cleared Rev. Victor LaVoie of St. Eulalia's Church in Winchester of charges that he sexually abused a child. Last month, the Archdioceses announced that a church court found the allegations unfounded, according to Fox. LaVoie was ordained in 1971, and was in Winchester for eight years before the allegations arose in 2002. According to a Boston Globe article, he was suspended immediately and told to vacate the Winchester rectory. ''For one unsubstantiated, uninvestigated, unproven allegation, I am sent off to feel like a leper, an outcast, one to be avoided," LaVoie told the Globe at the time. To read the rest of the My Fox Boston article, click here. To read the rest of …
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