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In God’s eyes, each and every person counts. Love casts out fear, and allows us to do courageous things. In other words, “love changes the course of the world.”

That was Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley’s message on Christmas Day at Our Lady’s Chapel of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Tuesday morning. The 11:30 a.m. service saw churchgoers of all types looking for seats and neighbors at Christmas Day Mass.

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The restoration of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross continues on schedule, according to Michael Kieloch, the cathedral’s director of communications.

The goal is to complete the project by Palm Sunday in 2019, so the building can be used during Holy Week.

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Cathedral of the Holy Cross clergy, parishioners, and Cathedral High School students got together to organize a Thanksgiving Meal Bag giveaway to those who were in need last Saturday, Nov. 17, at the South End church. Each bag consisted of a 15-pound turkey, a 5-pound bag of potatoes, boxes of Stove Top stuffing, canned vegetables, a Table Top apple pie, and a pan to roast the turkey in. …

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Though the title is a new one for Boston, most dioceses, particularly large ones, have a position relating to music, the new Director of Music for the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Richard Clark, noted as he spoke with the Pilot Oct. 26. …

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Our very own contributor has been appointed to one of America’s most prominent sacred music positions! Richard J. Clark has been named Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. …

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The organist sits down at his instrument. He’s still as he waits for his cue, but when he gets it, he comes alive. The keys press down, the pedals pump, and the pipes bellow and hum and sing as the organist plays his song. …

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Considered by many to be the heart of the Archdiocese of Boston, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the largest Catholic church in New England, able to accommodate 2,000 people — that is, when it has pews for them to sit in. …

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After 150 years the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is getting much needed repairs, and a shift into the 21st century. …

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Sitting in his office in the lower hall of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross this week, Father Kevin O’Leary is a flurry of activity – opening mail, taking calls from Cardinal Sean O’Malley, confirming Holy Week arrangements and – on top of all that – managing a million restoration project at the seat of the Archdiocese of Boston, the Cathedral in the South End. …

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The roof leaks. The wiring is shot. The heating system is temperamental. And — I’m not afraid to tell you — there are bodies in the basement. …

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