Cardinal Seán's Blog
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Cardinal Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, OFM Cap is the ninth bishop and sixth archbishop in the more than 200-year history of the Archdiocese of Boston. On this blog, Cardinal Seán O'Malley shares his reflections & experiences.
Cardinal Seán's Blog
1w ago
Hello and welcome! Last month, Cardinal Archbishop of Barcelona Joan Josep Omella i Omella invited me to give a retreat for the clergy of Barcelona that went from Sunday, January 12, to Friday, the 18th. I arrived a few days before the retreat was to start and the local Capuchins took me to see two ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
1M ago
Over the past several years, I have carried messages from Pope Francis to the Presidents of the United States and Cuba seeking the release of prisoners in Cuba and improved relationships between the two countries for the good of the Cuban people. It is significant that the year 2025 is being observed in Catholicism as ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
1M ago
Hello again! I hope you all had a blessed and merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Just after my last post at the beginning of the month, we had the consistory at which the Holy Father created 21 new cardinals. Among the new cardinals was 99-year-old Cardinal Angelo Acerbi. (He is the oldest cardinal ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello, and welcome back! I hope all of you have been well since my last blog post in October, and I’m very happy to be back with you. Of course, this is my first post since the installation of the new Archbishop of Boston, Richard Henning, which was a great event in the life of ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello and welcome! Of course, the work of the Synod is continuing, but last week, we also held our Plenary Meeting of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. We heard reports from all over the world on safeguarding and also about the plans for our annual report that will be released in two ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello and welcome! I hope you all had a safe, enjoyable and restful Independence Day holiday! Like many of you, I had some free time around the 4th, so I didn’t have as many events as I might have in a typical week. But, last Friday, I was very happy to celebrate a special Mass ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello and welcome! Saturday, we had the joy of ordaining six of our seminarians as transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Boston. These are the men who, God willing, will be ordained to the priesthood next year. In my homily, I remarked on the great diversity of this year’s diaconate class. There were four languages ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello and welcome! Last weekend, I was pleased to be able to attend the New York Encounter hosted by Communion and Liberation. Each year, CL holds this gathering for young people, which is modeled on “Il Meeting” held every year in Rimini, Italy and is the largest annual cultural event in Italy. We always have ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
2M ago
Hello and welcome! Before I move on to the events of my week, there are a couple of final items from my time in Rome that I’d like to share with you. On Oct. 29, I visited the Carmelite Sisters of Charity of Vedruna at their generalate in Rome. This is the order of sisters ..read more
Cardinal Seán's Blog
4M ago
Hello and welcome! Last Saturday, I took part in the weekly rosary procession they are now holding in St. Peter’s Square. In the photos, you can see the pictures of the four saints who were canonized the following day. Much to my surprise, at the procession, I ran into Father Steve Madden, who was coming ..read more