Friends, one feature of today’s Gospel passage is the craziness of the shepherd: “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and ...

Sacred Heart-St. Catherine of Sweden Parish, 596 Cambridge St., will hold adoration monthly on First Friday, CLICK FOR DETAILS. Our Lady of Czestochowa, 34 Ward St., holds adoration 3-6:30 p.m.

College is expensive, but Anna Maria College, Assumption University and the College of the Holy Cross have announced new financial aid policies to make themselves more accessible. “I think we’re ...

In his book Purgatory, author Michael J. Taylor asks, “Is the concept of purgatory disappearing from Catholic belief and consciousness?” Taylor suggests that “changes in Church practice, along with ...

WORCESTER – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designates October as “Respect Life Month.” The bishops encourage the faithful to reflect on the dignity of every human life and to work ...

The diocesan Commission for Women will be hosting their annual mini-retreat at St. Anne Parish in Shrewsbury on Nov. 16. Francesca LaRosa, an internationally recognized Catholic composer whose music ...

WORCESTER – Aimee Lee coaches senior Bella Mara in field hockey and softball at St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School and she can’t praise her enough. “She is like the face of the school,” Ms. Lee ...

In the last article, the topics of death and judgment were covered. In this, The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults was cited which explains: “Immediately after death, each person comes ...

With the approach of the 11th annual Celebrate Priesthood! Taste of the Diocese Gala to thank priests and raise money for their retirement needs, we offer this snapshot of the life of a newly “retired ...

The St. Thomas More Society of Worcester County will honor the following individuals at its 66th annual Red Mass on Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Cathedral, Worcester. A brunch following will be held ...

With less than a month from election day on Nov. 5, Bishop McManus sent a letter to priests of the Diocese of Worcester, Oct. 10, encouraging them to share a fact sheet with their parishioners about ...

In his book, The Last Things, author Regis Martin observes that the Catholic theological study of “eschatology” is “the fruit of the Church’s most profound reflection on the meaning of death, judgment ...