SHREWSBURY – Parishioners of St. Mary Parish shared what makes their church community so special at the 100th anniversary celebration Sunday. One parishioner joked that he’s been there the whole ...

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 celebrating ...

Some will remember Pope Benedict XVI as a theologian, or as “God’s Rottweiler,” but others are also reflecting on the influence the man had on teaching about the dangers of relativism in a world ...

Bishop McManus visited Our Lady of the Valley Regional Elementary School in Uxbridge and celebrated Mass in the church on Monday. The school is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Established as St.

The St. Thomas More Society of Worcester County will honor the following individuals at its Sixty-Fifth Annual Red Mass on Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Cathedral. A brunch following the Mass will ...

Chaplains usually anoint the foreheads and hands of the sick with oil while reciting prayers to provide comfort and peace. Unfortunately, during a pandemic, touching isn’t always possible. Father ...

In the 1880s, Pope Leo XIII composed the “Prayer to St. Michael” after having a vision of the future Church being invaded by evil. Along with three recitations of “Hail Mary,” one of “Hail Holy Queen” ...

The sound of soft footsteps in an atmosphere of tranquility. The radiant gleam of the golden monstrance and the infinitely more radiant, brilliant glow from the Blessed Sacrament it shelters.

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, often called Corpus Christi. On this feast we give special attention to Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, sometimes adding ...

Bishop McManus has announced that parishes around the diocese may take a special collection for those affected by recent hurricanes. The Diocese of Worcester also has posted a Hurricane Relief ...

Msgr. Francis D. Kelly last week recalled how he regularly talked and dined with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who later became Pope Benedict XVI. Msgr. Kelly, who is now a retired Worcester diocesan ...

Until fairly recently, the Holy Face devotion had become somewhat obscure. Father Thiago DaSilva admitted that, originally, he wasn’t abundantly familiar with it. When Father DaSilva was administrator ...