All Saints Academy ornaments adorn a national tree. Students exchanged elbow bumps with First Lady Melania Trump.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As Advent gives way to Christmas, we find ourselves in a continued state of waiting, longing and expectation ...

Beginning the day after Christmas, churches will only be allowed to let in 25 percent of the building’s capacity.

Despite smaller numbers of people in church, parishes have managed to collect just as many, or nearly as many, Christmas presents for those in need.

A Catholic Charities director packaged the bishop’s dinner on Thanksgiving. And she is looking for help on Christmas. "We’ve got to do it all again.”

By Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk discusses the issue of inoculations produced using a cell line that came from an abortion.

The House Wednesday rejected, 49-107, Gov. Charlie Baker’s suggested changes to an amendment to the fiscal 2021 budget bill which expands abortion.

Central Catholic schools to do all remote learning, before and after the Christmas vacation, to give teachers a break.

Many parishes held novenas this year. St. Cecilia Parish in Leominster replaced its parish festival with a novena in honor of its patroness.

Many of the African Ministry's goals for 2020 went unrealized because of the pandemic. The ministry will try to bring them to fruition in 2021.

Christmas Eve Masses here can be celebrated earlier in the day this year, in light of space limitations and a state curfew because of the coronavirus.

Sister Paula A. Kelleher reflects on religious life and Bishop McManus calls for religious retirement support during this weekend's collection.

Eileen Charbonneau's second book, “Erin’s Children,” was officially released on Dec. 1, a sequel to her first, “Kelegeen,” about the Irish potato famine.

The coronavirus may have kept away some customers – but brought in others. You might say it’s provided an incentive to seek – and share – God.

Sharing joy, comfort, and inspiration have been the goals of the audiovisual and music ministry teams at St. Patrick’s in Whitinsville.

If you’re watching Mass on TV this Christmas season, you’ll have a “new view” of the “old, old story” – thanks to donations of time, talent and treasure.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bear down on us, many are plagued by growing fears. Here are eight tips for working through fears.

Catholic Charities beat all odds as volunteers delivered more than 3,100 Bishop's Thanksgiving dinners to homebound. More than 240 cars lined up to make deliveries.

A teachers’ union is calling for two weeks of remote learning at central Catholic schools following Thanksgiving – to protect against a “likely increase” in COVID-19 cases.

We recognize that everyone is trying to balance the risk of contracting this virus with delivering effective education of children and young people. The safety of our students, teachers and staff has been a priority since the first day of school.