St. Paul’s Parish

St. Paul’s Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Harvard Square that has supported Catholic life there since 1923. Its congregation draws from the neighborhood, from Boston, from many suburbs and even from other states. Music is central to the parish: the Saint Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in America, supplies a traditional choir of boys and men that sings great Catholic music at a late-morning Sunday Mass during the school term.

The parish is also home to the Harvard Catholic Center, an active chaplaincy for undergraduates and graduate and professional students at Harvard and other nearby schools, with a Sunday evening student Mass during the academic term. Beyond its liturgies, St. Paul’s offers religious education, special lectures, a youth group, opportunities for spiritual growth and volunteer efforts that serve the poor, the hungry and the suffering. A volunteer adult choir sings at another Sunday Mass.

What to Know

• Boys’ choirs also sing at weekday Masses, the Saturday vigil Mass and Wednesday Vespers.
• A parish gift shop is located in the Parish Center lobby.
• The Harvard Catholic Center hosts discussion series, such as a weekly fall series on Pope Leo XIV and safeguarding the human person in the age of AI.