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During February and March, our wired world was captivated by the dramatic papal transition from His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, to the newly elected Cardinal Jorge M. Bergoglio, S.J., of Buenos Aires, Argentina. On March 19, having taken the name “Francis,â€? His Holiness was installed in the Petrine ministry with its emblems of the pallium, made from lamb’s wool and worn on the shoulders to signify the carrying of the VKHHS DQG WKH Ă€VKHUPDQ¡V ULQJ ZKRVH NH\V VLJQLI\ WKH H[WHQsion of Christ’s mission of mercy and justice. In his homily Pope Francis urged everyone to protect children, the family, the aged, the sick, the poor and “not to be afraid of tenderness.â€? Our Archbishop, Cardinal SeĂĄn P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap., whom the city of Rome embraced as the “cappuccino cardinal,â€? participated in the general congregations and papal conclave electing Cardinal Bergoglio, and shares with him a deeply pastoral impulse and empathy. Years ago, in May 1979, presiding at a Mass marking Argentina’s Independence Day at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, D.C., which included members of the Argentine military junta in the congregation, Father O’Malley did something that Father Bergoglio, then a Jesuit provincial in the midst of “the dirty warâ€? in Argentina, could not; in his homily he bravely condemned the junta’s human rights violations and “disappearances.â€? The outraged military stood up and walked out, mid-homily. We at Regis College rejoice in the election of His Holiness Pope Francis to a global ministry in which he is freer to speak to the issues facing humanity, and we look forward to having Cardinal SeĂĄn back on campus on May 11, when he will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree.
New and Noted Shannon Myron O’Neil ’93 is the winner of the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese) Massachusetts Embassy Scholarship for study in Spain in 2013. Shannon is currently a Spanish teacher at Wellesley High School. Donato Tramuto, a Regis trustee, received the H.I.T. Men & Women award at the 2013 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for his innovative leadership in helping Physicians Interactive and Health eVillages advance the use of healthcare technology. Josh Tuxbury ’14 was one of 20 ROTC students recognized at Boston College for academic and physical accomplishments. Josh received the Dean’s List Award for his academic achievement of 3.5 to 4.0 GPA and Gold Medal Athlete award for his physical ďŹ tness training test score. Ann M. Lagasse ’79 of Newburyport and Meyer J. Chambers of West Roxbury have been named to the Board of Trustees. Lagasse was co-founder and principal of Piper Properties Management Company and is currently managing Boston’s Seaport marina projects and developing an inn and a mega yacht marina in Boston’s North End. Meyer J. Chambers, MLM, a native of New Orleans, is the director of liturgical music at St. Katharine Drexel Roman Catholic Church in Boston and campus minister for liturgical arts at Boston College. He is founder of the Archdiocese of Boston’s Black Choir. Rob Riley was a Division 1 head hockey coach at the U.S. Military Academy for 18 years; he coached the U.S. hockey team at the World University Games in Bulgaria and Japan; and he was recently head coach of the American Hockey League’s Spring Falcons. Now Regis College is delighted to call him its new athletic director.
photo (left): AgĂŞncia Brasil
New Pope’s Global Ministry