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Boston Globe
25-04-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Boston Archbishop Richard Henning, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to be honored at BC commencement
Boston Archbishop Richard G. Henning at his installment at the Cathedral of The Holy Cross in Boston on Oct. 31, 2024. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Henning was Advertisement Historian and bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin poses for a portrait at her home in Boston on Jan. 24, 2022. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Goodwin, the Richardson is the first woman to be president of the Carnegie Corporation, a foundation founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. She was previously the vice chancellor at Oxford University and principal and vice chancellor of Scotland's University at St. Andrews, according to the announcement. Advertisement Canada is the founder and board president of the Harlem Children's zone, a network of programs focused on raising high school and college graduation rates among at-risk students in the upper Manhattan neighborhood, the announcement said. Father Daccache has been president of Saint Joseph University of Beirut in Lebanon, the only Jesuit university in the Arab world, since 2012, according to the announcement. He has led the university 'in the face of instability caused by ongoing regional conflict, the country's financial crisis, and the aftermath of a deadly port explosion that damaged USJ's five campuses in Beirut,' the statement said. Nick Stoico can be reached at
Axios
21-04-2025
- General
- Axios
Boston mourns death of Pope Francis
Boston leaders are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, the first Pope of the Americas. The big picture: Pope Francis made waves speaking out in defense of immigrants, communities devastated by climate change and victims of human rights abuses. His approach excited Catholics seeking modernization and riled traditionalists. Catch up quick: The Pope died Monday morning. He was 88. He was hospitalized earlier this year with bronchitis symptoms and was treated for double pneumonia. The Archbishop of Boston, Richard G. Henning, said Pope Francis "challenged us to turn away from selfish impulses and toward communion with others and respect for God's creation." Henning said in a statement that the late Pope's example remains a "guiding light to the Universal Church." Gov. Maura Healey, who is Catholic, remembered Francis for his efforts to make the Catholic Church inclusive. "He led by reminding us of the dignity and worth of every person," Healey said in a statement. Flashback: Jorge Mario Bergolio was born in Argentina Dec. 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. Francis studied the humanities, philosophy and theology during his religious training, continuing his studies after becoming ordained in 1969, per the Vatican's website. When he was named Cardinal in 2001, Francis asked Catholics not to travel to Rome to celebrate him, but instead to donate their would-be travel expenses to poor people. He continued to preach for anti-poverty efforts throughout his time in Argentina and after being named Pope on March 13, 2013. Catholic Charities Boston described the Pope in a statement as someone who prioritized the same people the Boston nonprofit serves daily: "vulnerable children and the elderly, families struggling to overcome poverty, refugees and immigrants seeking safer, more stable futures." "He was unapologetically committed to treating those living on the margins of society with kindness and respect and was an outstanding model of our vision of a more just, compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people," the organization said.
