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Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap., archbishop of Boston, will spend the day at Boston College next Tuesday, Oct. 25, meeting with students and faculty, celebrating Mass and delivering a free, public lecture in Yawkey Center.
The cardinal’s visit is being organized by the Church in the 21st Century Center, which has a longstanding commitment to bringing members of the Church hierarchy to campus to talk about how Boston College can help serve the Catholic Church today and to better acquaint them with the University and its Catholic academic programs and offerings.
Cardinal O’Malley’s Oct. 25 visit will culminate in a lecture, “The Eucharist: The Center of Catholic Life,” at 4:30 p.m. in the Murray Function Room at Yawkey Center. His talk is co-sponsored by the School of Theology and Ministry, Theology Department and Alumni Association.
Earlier in the day he will celebrate Mass at noon at St. Mary’s Chapel. In addition to private gatherings with students and STM and Theology faculty, Cardinal O’Malley will meet with President William P. Leahy, Vice President for University Mission and Ministry Jack Butler, SJ, and members of the C21 Steering Committee.
“We are especially happy to have Cardinal O’Malley spend the day with us; he is a great friend of Boston College and we are interested in his ideas on how we can be helpful to the Catholic community in the archdiocese,” said Special Assistant to the President Robert Newton, interim director of the C21 Center.
Cardinal O’Malley has led the Archdiocese of Boston since his appointment as archbishop by Pope John Paul II in 2003. He previously oversaw the dioceses of Palm Beach, Fla., Fall River, Mass., and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. He was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. That same year, he became the first cardinal to have a personal blog.