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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.
A local priest being named a bishop elsewhere led to administrative changes in the Worcester diocese. Msgr. Richard F. Reidy, vicar general and moderator of the curia since 2013, is to be installed ...
WORCESTER - Notre Dame Academy senior Brigid Burke plays field hockey and lacrosse, interns for the athletic department, serves as class secretary, organizes a blanket drive for the Mustard Seed, ...
Father Ralph Anthony DiOrio Jr., 94, referred to as the “healing priest” and founder and director of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy and Healing, passed away on Monday, Jan 20 at Life Care Center of ...
(OSV News) – As many as 35 million visitors are expected in Rome in 2025. Many of them will be pilgrims for the jubilee, a holy year the church celebrates every quarter-century. While numerous events ...
BLACKSTONE – Catholics who struggled through a merger found special reason to rejoice, when Bishop McManus blessed sanctuary renovations at their church – renovations which bring together elements of ...
WEST BOYLSTON – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish has declined to press charges against a man who stole donations from a prayer box in the church. In a statement posted on the West Boylston Police ...
WORCESTER – Kelton Torrey is a dedicated supporter of the Bucky Sheehan Food Pantry at St. Bernard Church of Our Lady of Providence Parish where he has stocked shelves and helped accept deliveries for ...
Symbols feature prominently in our daily lives. One of the most notable ways we frequently experience symbols is through our computer keyboard or touch screen. The letters and numbers we enter into ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs.” The catechism goes on ...
Children love to play and Trinity Catholic Academy in Southbridge plans to help them do so more safely. Students in the school for children in grades pre-K through eight play during recess and ...
Sister Mary Paul Giordano, a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy Community, entered into eternal rest on July 29 at Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in York, Pennsylvania, where ...