June19,2014 This year’s changes in 37 priests’ assignments bring a variety of changes for parishes and other places priests serve. All but one are effective July 1. Some parishes will begin sharing a ...

March28,2021 Priests of the diocese celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year were recognized at the Chrism Mass Tuesday at St. Paul Cathedral. This year, three priests are ...

For the First Saturday devotion, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, a person must go to confession, receive holy Communion, recite five decades of the rosary, and keep Mary company for ...

A group of diocesan priests recently gathered at Miramar Retreat Center, Duxbury, for a five-day retreat sponsored by the Diocese of Worcester’s Office of Ongoing Priestly Formation. The theme of the ...

The rivalry between St. Paul’s and St. Bernard’s is expected to be much more competitive than the one between St. John’s and St. Peter-Marian. St. John’s won 16 of the final 17 games against the ...

Undertaking construction of the present church was Father Edward W. Lynch, who was sickly when ordained, but ended up being pastor for 30 years. After he was appointed pastor in 1950, “the kids at ...

March1,2024 By Tanya Connor | The Catholic Free Press WORCESTER – An estimated 300 Hispanics from several parishes were shown connections between their activities and the annual Partners in Charity ...

Timothy McMahon, executive director of Catholic Charities Worcester County, reported that food distribution has increased by 70 percent at his organization’s food pantries in Worcester, Leominster, ...

Before two Thanksgivings, he helped hang plastic bags on doors in the St. Bernard’s neighborhood and he returned a few days later to pick up the bags which were filled with groceries for the food ...

November23,2024 By Father Michael N. Lavallee | pastor, St. Peter Parish, Northbridge Symbols feature prominently in our daily lives. One of the most notable ways we frequently experience symbols is ...

November16,2024 By Father Michael N. Lavallee pastor, St. Peter Parish, Northbridge The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to ...

May23,2024 By Tanya Connor | The Catholic Free Press WORCESTER – As Our Lady of Lourdes Parish celebrated its 75th anniversary with the universal Church’s birthday, Bishop McManus compared attendance ...