On First Saturday, Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish, 7 Church St., will celebrate an 8 a.m. Mass and confession, followed by exhibition of the Blessed Sacrament and adoration through noon. Benediction ...

BERLIN – Robert D. Rainville, 86, passed peacefully at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, April 18. He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Sharon (Harriman) Rainville; two sons, ...

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 ...

Local Catholics shared observations and memories of Pope Francis this week upon learning of his death Monday. David Dziena commented about the pope being among the crowds on Easter: “That was kind of ...

Seeking to accurately portray Christ’s Passion in artistic form, a local Catholic designed what he named the Turin Crucifix™, after the Shroud of Turin. Shrewsbury resident Mark R. Fisher also wrote a ...

WORCESTER - St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School boys basketball coach Jason Chavoor wasn’t surprised that he found out that Jim Manzello was honored as Athletic Director of the Year for District 2 ...

Challenges to worship abroad, and unsatisfying self-help opportunities here, were part of stories of people initiated into the Church at the Easter Vigil at St. Anne Parish in Shrewsbury Saturday.

The Diocese of Worcester released its annual report, highlighting major department activities and finances for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2024. A copy is inserted in today’s printed edition of ...

Our primary mission is to inform Catholics in the Diocese of Worcester about what is happening in the Church at the parish, diocesan, state, national and international levels. Part of the primary ...

MILFORD – The closing of Milford Catholic Elementary School will bring to an end 137 years of Catholic schools in Milford. Milford Catholic Elementary will close for the 2017-2018 year, Michael Walsh, ...