WORCESTER – The Blessed Mother statue was broken, but men lined up to touch her, kneel before her or have their photo taken with her. They were attending the 25th annual Worcester Diocesan Catholic ...

Father John Edward Horgan, a retired priest of the Diocese of Worcester, passed away Tuesday, March 10. Father Horgan was born Dec. 4, 1946, in Worcester, the son of John F. and Helen L. (Bergstrom) ...

Life-changing experiences of God led some people to St. Paul Cathedral in Worcester Sunday for the next step in their journey of faith and initiation into the Catholic Church. Among stories were a ...

Noah Hajdu wants to feel closer to Jesus and he’s chosen a special way to do it. This Noah will build a cross, not an ark. Mr. Hajdu, 23, of Sterling, plans to carry a 12-foot high wooden cross up ...

WORCESTER – A milestone brought people “back to school,” where they enjoyed reunions, reminisced and expressed gratitude. It was the opening of Notre Dame Academy’s 75th anniversary Saturday with a ...

WORCESTER – Hope, despite darkness in the world, was a central theme at the Worcester diocese’s closing of the Jubilee Year. Bishop McManus, joined by Archbishop Michael W. Banach (originally from the ...

Years ago, our young adult group was asked to go door-to-door in our inner-city parish “evangelizing.” We knew evangelicals did this by asking people, “Have you met Jesus?” and Jehovah’s Witnesses ...

When Susan Holmquist and her family traveled to Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, they were impressed by the wayside shrines they saw that contained paintings of the Blessed Virgin Mary, crucifixes ...

(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 ...

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 - It’s easy to spot the new St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School boys’ soccer coach during games. He’s the one wearing a cassock. Father Michael D. Hoye coached his first game as the new St ...

Saturday’s ordination of two men to the priesthood was filled with emotion. “It was very emotional and moving,” said Jacqueline Sullivan, whose son Zachary Sullivan is one of the two new priests. “I ...