After spending seven weeks interning at Fidelity Investment, Jarrivel Baez, a soon-to-be senior at Cathedral High School in Boston, can't say for certain if she would want to pursue a business career. What she is certain of, however, is that the internship "definitely opened my eyes." Already looking at colleges, Baez is nudging more towards an English degree. But, she said, speaking to The Pilot Aug. 18, "I still wanted to explore, and (the internship) gave me insight into what the business...

BRAINTREE -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley urged President Donald Trump not to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program amid reports that the president is considering doing so. Set into place by the Obama administration in 2012, DACA grants permission for unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to work and obtain an education in this country. To qualify, they must have entered the country before the age of 16, have resided in it continuously...

BOSTON -- Over 1,650 people -- a record number -- came together for the ninth annual Celebration of the Priesthood Dinner to offer thanks and support to the priests in the Archdiocese of Boston. The annual dinner gala serves as a major fundraising event for the archdiocese's Clergy Health and Retirement Trust (formerly 'Clergy Funds'), which provides health, welfare, and retirement support for the archdiocese's active and retired priests. This year's gala, held Sept. 28 at the Seaport World...

BRAINTREE -- Father Joe White struck a match, and lit a candle. The small flame danced as he put the candle down at the front of the room. As he lit it, he said to the dozens of pastoral staff and clergy gathered at the Pastoral Center for an addiction recovery workshop, Oct. 25, as a way to pray for "those who are suffering." "We can pray for families, we can pray for loved ones, and we can pray for all of us who have an interest and desire in care and compassion," he said. Sponsored by the...

DORCHESTER -- Students at the after school Sister Mary Hart Program sponsored by St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Roxbury took first place in an annual citywide LEGO Robotics competition. Held last month at Northeastern University's Curry Student Center, the competition was sponsored by the Timothy Smith Network and Roxbury Robotics, a group affiliated with Northeastern that provides after school robotics programs to youth in the Roxbury community. The Timothy Smith Network (TSN), through...