Boston Archdiocese says "ICE was here" sign should be removed from Dedham nativity scene

The Archdiocese of Boston is clashing with a church in Dedham, Massachusetts over a nativity scene with an anti-ICE message.

Archdiocese of Boston calls for removal of controversial nativity scene at Mass. church

The manger scene at the parish is empty, missing the traditional figures of Baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. In their place is a ...

Archdiocese of Boston condemns ‘ICE was here’ sign at Dedham church

The Archdiocese of Boston is speaking out against a controversial sign placed at the Nativity scene of a parish in Dedham that reads “ICE was here.” ...

Dedham church’s ‘ICE was here’ nativity display ‘should be removed,’ Boston Archdiocese says

The display should be removed, and the manger restored to its proper sacred purpose," a spokesperson for the archdiocese said ...

Massachusetts church sparks controversy with empty Nativity scene and ICE enforcement message: ‘Politicizing Christmas’

A Massachusetts church is causing controversy with what’s missing from its annual Nativity scene and an accompanying ...
The Boston Pilot

Bishop O'Connell bids farewell to archdiocese at cathedral Mass

The Mass celebrated by Archbishop Richard G. Henning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Nov. 16 served a dual purpose. In any other year, it simply would have been the annual Mass of Tha ...
The Boston Pilot

A tour of the cathedral in five stops

Dec. 8, 2025, marks the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the Mother Church of the Archdiocese of Boston. For a century and a half, the faithful of this archdioce ...
Times Union

Boston’s O’Connell named new bishop of Albany diocese

Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger listens as Bishop Mark O’Connell speaks at the Pastoral Center on Monday in Albany. Bishop Mark O’Connell, left, shakes hands as he meets Deacon Paul LeBlanc. Bishop ...