Theologian Scott Hahn pulled a double shift at the Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference, entertaining a virtual audience.

Mexican-born Luis Soto has always had a special place in his heart for Our Lady of Guadalupe. He shared his passion at the Men's Conference Saturday.

Despite - and even because of – changes this year, attendees praised the diocese’s annual Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference that was held remotely.

Parishioners can attend Mass during Holy Week, unlike last year when churches in the diocese were closed to the public because of the pandemic.

Listening, obeying, walking in faith and being faithful were among qualities of St. Joseph held up for imitation at local parishes during this year in his honor.

The 2021 Partners in Charity appeal surpassed $2.2 million before the fourth Sunday of Lent and Bishop McManus praised people's generosity.

The Mother Teresa Pro-Life Award and the Gospel of Life Award will be given out at the annual Mass for Life on March 25, at 12:10 p.m. at St. Paul Cathedral.

The mission of the Church did not stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop McManus says in his annual report letter for fiscal year 2020.

The “All In” campaign of St. Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg has surpassed $2 million of its $2.5 million goal in just over a year, according to a press release.

“We’re longing for the day when we’re back to a more normal life in the community,” said Msgr. Michael Rose, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Shrewsbury, one year into the pandemic.

LEOMINSTER – Bishop McManus told students at St. Anna Elementary School about saints – and how to be one – when visiting there March 9.

Scouts were presented with the religious awards they’ve earned in the American Heritage Girls, Girl Scouts and Scouts BSA at St. Paul Cathedral March 6.

Father Dennis Timothy O’Mara, 69, pastor of St. Paul Parish in Blackstone since 2011, died March 3 in Woonsocket, RI.

Jesuit Father James M. Hayes, from the College of the Holy Cross, compared St. Francis Xavier to Christ and held him up as an example and intercessor.

Pilgrimages, devotions and holy images are among ways local Catholics are celebrating the Year of St. Joseph, which Pope Francis declared on Dec. 8.

The St. Joseph shrine in the fourth-grade class at St. Joseph School in Webster is unique. It is based on the devotion to the “Sleeping Saint Joseph.”

“I’m very thankful... about how much people appreciate ... things we’re trying to do to help them stay connected to each other, to the sacraments and to God.”

Local students’ March for Life signs were appreciated by pro-lifers around the country, and five students are being awarded prizes for their work.

Once the music director at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Clinton, and still a parishioner there, Paul Jernberg has been composing sacred music for 25 years.

The Worcester Catholic Men's Conference is organizing remote sites where small groups of men can “attend” together on March 20.