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

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

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 ...

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

Friends, today’s Gospel gives us a wonderful story of Jesus performing a miracle, something he still does today.

It is also the beginning of an annual novena that the Church in the United States is encouraged to pray Oct. 10-18. And this weekend, Catholic parishes are encouraged to celebrate Mental Health Sunday ...

WORCESTER – Choosing a confirmation name was easy for Dana Howling Wolf Keller. Dana, a 16-year-old Notre Dame Academy junior, is a Native American and she looks up to St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first ...

WORCESTER – Lithuanians whose ancestors founded Our Lady of Vilna Parish joined the Vietnamese community now worshipping there in celebrating the parish’s 100th anniversary Sunday. “What do the ...

WEBSTER – St. Joseph Elementary School fifth-graders who wrote to Pope Francis last winter were commissioned his “missionaries” Monday, along with this year’s fourth-graders. Encouraging them and ...

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

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