Mr. DiLorenzo said he couldn’t put a percentage on how much the number of burials have decreased, but he believes it’s ...

At the end of our earthly lives, our faith tells us there will be four last things: death, judgment, hell and heaven. Reflecting on such ominous topics in this autumn season can seem quite appropriate ...

With the approach of the 12th annual Celebrate Priesthood! Taste of the Diocese Gala, to thank priests and raise money for ...

In drafty, old churches and school buildings with inefficient heating systems, utility bills can be a problem. So Nathan ...

LaBaire of Upton, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends Oct. 21. Her husband, Philip Michael LaBaire, of 56 years, ...

She pursued her health care ministry at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester where, over the course of thirty years, she served ...

Bishop McManus will offer a special lecture Oct. 11 commemorating the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical, “Evangelium Vitae,” in English, “The Gospel of Life.” The presentation will be ...

Young people, parents and priests were among those celebrating locally the canonization of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, the two young men whom Pope Leo XIV named saints on Sunday.

(OSV News) – For 50 years, the Steubenville Conferences have been forming teens in the faith and deepening adults’ faith journeys.The Worcester diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry ...

Partners in Charity has a ways to go to reach its goal of raising $5 million in order to support 25 charitable, educational and pastoral ministries in the Diocese of Worcester, but Michael Gillespie, ...

St. Mary’s was not the first parish established in the Brookfields, but its church building is the oldest. How old has been the subject of research - and speculation. A look back is timely, since on ...

BROOKFIELD – From service to socials to the priests’ outreach, people connected with St. Mary Church had memories to share after the closing Mass there Saturday. Despite some sadness, there was hope.