The United States bishops’ updated directives for Catholic health care apply to the Worcester Diocese, Bishop McManus noted in a June 16 decree. With the decree, Bishop McManus promulgated the seventh ...

Father Juan Herrera, pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Westminster, is a big believer in the annual Partners in Charity Appeal because he knows firsthand about the importance of the Diocese ...

On Saturday, June 6, Noah Hajdu carried a 130-pound wooden cross to the top of Wachusett Mountain to honor Jesus Christ. The next day, the 23-year-old Sterling resident took part in only his second ...

WORCESTER – John Folley spent several weeks on scaffolding repainting the murals on the sanctuary ceiling at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church. Did he feel like Michaelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel?

Bishop McManus has announced changes in assignments for several priests, all effective July 1. There are two retirees. Father Paul T. O’Connell, a senior priest at St. Anne Parish in Shrewsbury, will ...

While Christopher Aubrey worked for more than 20 years as an auto mechanic, some of his coworkers and customers called him “Father Chris” because they knew he was interested in becoming a priest. It’s ...

WORCESTER – Religious sisters and priests, parents and children were among hundreds of people gathered at St. Paul Cathedral Saturday for the ordination of five deacons. Two – Isaac Cross and Conner ...

PAXTON – Amid tears, cheers, and comments about ending yet continuing on, Anna Maria College held its final commencement exercises and baccalaureate Mass last week on the campus’ Caparso Field.Given ...

Daniel Malo felt the need to serve God. “I wanted to become more involved, but I didn’t know how,” he said. So he became an extraordinary minister and a lector at his church, St. Mary Parish in ...

WORCESTER – For mothers at St. Mary Health Care Center, “bring your daughter to work” isn’t just a day – it’s a four-generation legacy. Last Friday, on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, with ...

St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School has done its best to bring alumni from St. Peter-Marian Central Catholic Junior-Senior High and Holy Name Central Catholic Junior-Senior High together since the ...

WORCESTER – In a life plagued by stress and expenses, a local priest gives of his own money and time to help kids and adults have some free fun – with a little catechesis and an opportunity for prayer ...