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The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Mario Cuomo Edition)
St. Ignatius Loyola Church, the Kim Kardashian of the Upper East Side that’s about to swallow the far more worship-worthy Church of St. Thomas More, is back in the news today. (As the hardlapsing staff has previously noted, we were an … Continue reading
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The World’s Oldest Living Altar Boy (Peggy Noonan Edition)
As the hardworking staff has previously noted, back in the 1960s we were the world’s oldest living altar boy at the Church of St. Thomas More in Manhattan. And as we also noted, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York intends to … Continue reading
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Herald Romes Much Farther Than Globe
It’s a rare day – and therefore a noteworthy one – when the Boston Herald devotes more resources to a big story than the Boston Globe does. Welcome to today’s edition of our feisty local tabloid gone global. Note the … Continue reading
Pope-a-Scope In The Boston Dailies
Boston being the Cathaholic hub that it is, the hardreading staff is not surprised at the hallelujah chorus in today’s local papers. Start with the Boston Herald, which doesn’t measure its coverage of newly minted Pope Francis I, it weighs … Continue reading
Boston Herald Is the Papal of Record
The Boston Globe has a nice Page One piece about the Great Mentioner throwing Sean O’Malley’s hood into the bakeoff for a new Pontiff, but our feisty local tabloid goes all Poparazzi over the prospect. Page One: Inside spreads . . . … Continue reading