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Beheading of Jesus statue outside Waltham church under investigation Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 The beheading of a statue of Jesus Christ, located in front of St. Charles Borromeo Chapel in Waltham, Massachusetts, remains under investigation. The statue can be seen here on the church's lawn. (Google Maps) Facebook Share Police are investigating the beheading of a statue of Jesus Christ outside a church in Waltham over the weekend, news outlets reported. The Jesus statue, located in front of St. Charles Borromeo Chapel on the south side of the city, had its head and hand knoc...

The financial resources of several dioceses rivaled or exceeded those available to publicly traded companies like Shake Shack and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, whose early participation in the program triggered outrage. Federal officials responded by emphasizing the money was intended for those who lacked the cushion that cash and other liquidity provide. Many corporations returned the funds. Overall, the nation's nearly 200 dioceses, where bishops and cardinals govern, and other Catholic institutions received at least $3 billion. That makes the Roman Catholic Church perhaps the biggest benefic...

Pandemic forces Catholics to alter Ash Wednesday rituals By Emily Sweeney and Sofia Saric Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated February 17, 2021, 6:06 p.m. Email to a Friend The Rev. Joseph Tizio sprinkled ashes over a parishioner on Wednesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mission Hill.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff For Catholics, it’s tradition to receive ashes in the shape of a cross on your forehead on Ash Wednesday. But due to concerns about spreading the coronavirus, that ritual to mark the start of Lent has been tweaked. This year, priests were directed to a...

BRAINTREE -- Responding to an Associated Press report criticizing the Church's use of government aid during the coronavirus pandemic, the archdiocese offered clarification on how and why its affiliates used such funds.

An AP investigation has found that scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 billion from the federal government's small business relief program.