"Your principal concern was for those who were sick, as well as their family members,” Msgr. Sullivan continued, noting that ...

The St. Vincent Community Healthcare Fund Committee announced that it has awarded 29 grants totaling $104,459.

This fall the Vatican paved the way for the Worcester diocese to begin the cause for potential canonization of a local Catholic – Ruth V. K. Pakaluk. Ruth, a wife and mother from St. Paul Cathedral, ...

Mr. Messenger said the rally, which also included music and games, drew approximately 250 teenagers and 50 adult leaders from ...

JEFFERSON – Peter Gerardi planned to retire as music director at St. Mary Parish at the end of 2023 after spending more than 40 years on the job, but he thanks God that he didn’t. Mr. Gerardi, 68, ...

Notre Dame Church at 446 Main St. in Southbridge is scheduled to partially close on Saturday, due to structural damage on the facade on the south elevation of the building that could pose a safety ...

Volunteers are needed to pack, deliver and serve the annual Bishop’s Holiday Dinners. Catholic Charities Worcester County collaborates with Bishop McManus in hosting the dinners. “Since 1960, in ...

(OSV News) – At the end of our earthly lives, our faith tells us there will be four last things: death, judgment, hell and heaven. Reflecting on such ominous topics in this autumn season can seem ...

WORCESTER – Fewer people are burying their loved ones, according to George DiLorenzo, director of the Diocesan Cemeteries Office, and he said the main reason is the cost. Mr. DiLorenzo said he ...

Local Catholics gathered Monday to pray and crown a statue of Our Lady of Fatima for one of her home visits – on the anniversary of “the Miracle of the Sun.” Noting that this was the date of the ...

WORCESTER – Choosing a confirmation name was easy for Dana Howling Wolf Keller. Dana, a 16-year-old Notre Dame Academy junior, is a Native American and she looks up to St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first ...

Young people, parents and priests were among those celebrating locally the canonization of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the two young men whom Pope Leo XIV named saints on Sunday.