St. Mary’s was not the first parish established in the Brookfields, but its church building is the oldest. A look back is timely, since on Tuesday this week the Brookfields’ parishes were merged to ...

Orthodox and Catholic Christians who participated in the ecumenical vespers that brought the clerics together raved about the beauty of the experience and the church building. It was Sunday afternoon ...

Seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome typically spend their first summer abroad – studying a language or doing mission work. Here are two reflections from seminarians on their ...

LUNENBURG – St. Boniface Parish’s 75th anniversary Mass Sunday – like the parish, priests and parishioners themselves – drew newer and long-time members.

Bishop McManus offered his prayers in union with Catholics around the world Monday “that God welcome [Pope Francis] into eternal life.” “We are all saddened to hear of the death of our Holy Father on ...

Father Derek A. Mobilio will give a talk on reconciliation titled: “His Mercy Endures Forever- Biblical Insights for the Sacrament of Reconciliation” at this year’s annual Worcester Diocesan Men’s ...

The Little Store distributed 7,990 pounds of free food to 245 families last year. That was up from 7,347 pounds in 2023 and 3,247 pounds in 2022. The number of families receiving food has soared so ...

PAXTON - Sean J. Ryan, most recently from Bellarmine University in Kentucky, is to become the 12th president of Anna Maria College, the institution announced March 6. Mr. Ryan is to succeed current ...

Before each field hockey and lacrosse game, Brigid and her teammates pray the “Hail Mary.” “I’m not praying to win,” she said. “Praying to me is calming and it grounds me and makes me realize win or ...

WORCESTER – The African Ministry in the Diocese of Worcester will celebrate its 25th anniversary in June in the same year that Catholics celebrate the 2025 Jubilee.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is comprised of parish groups that are called conferences. Currently, there are twenty-two conferences in the diocese, organized into three districts.

BLACKSTONE – Catholics who struggled through a merger found special reason to rejoice, when Bishop McManus blessed sanctuary renovations at their church – renovations which bring together elements of ...