Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus deals with our fears. What is the greatest fear that we have?

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 ...

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WORCESTER – Hugs, handshakes, fellowship and prayer filled the gymnasium of St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School in Worcester, Oct. 24 as hundreds of supporters gathered around priests of the diocese ...

There’s more to a fish fry than meets the eye – or the palate! People involved with meatless parish meals on Lenten Fridays see reasons for – and benefits of – these get-togethers. Winnie Torres, ...

Bishop McManus has decreed that St. Paul Church in Warren is now an oratory in which the extraordinary form of the Mass will be celebrated. A religious community committed to the traditional Latin ...

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 ...

In Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners, Second Edition, James M. DuBois writes “In the Catholic tradition, death is conceptualized as the separation of the soul from the body.” The ...

WINCHENDON – Catholics who care about statues gathered after Mass recently at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. The occasion was a “meet and greet” to thank the untrained but faith-filled artist who ...

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.