Parents, teachers and faculty aired concerns at a listening session last night about the merger of Holy Name and St. Peter-Marian high schools. Another session tonight at SPM.

The Diocese has faced and is addressing some challenges, Bishop McManus said in his letter accompanying the Annual Report for the fiscal 2019.

Father Richard F. Trainor, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, invited Trinity Lutheran and All Saints churches to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

A Student Leadership Summit, sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, enlightened and inspired local students, clergy and a seminarian.

St. Bernard Elementary School in Fitchburg stands to gain from an IC Federal Credit Union debit card program that donates money to schools.

People in Central Massachusetts have started a local chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Dr. John W. Harding, a retired pediatrician, is the president.

BOSTON (CNS) – Patients who are terminally ill do not have a right to physician-assisted suicide, a Massachusetts court has ruled.

If you called your state representative about abortion legislation last summer, it’s time to do it again. If you didn’t, you still have time.

Evangelization is one of the components of Legacy of Hope. The campaign hopes to set aside $1.5 million toward grants for evangelization programs in parishes.

The 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti is a time to remember Britney Gengel, a local young Catholic woman whose life it claimed.

The Men’s Conference is celebrating 20 years. Author Scott Hahn, Bishop Robert Reed of CatholicTV, and Luis Soto of the Augustine Institute will speak.

Brenda Seymour from Hudson saw out 2019 by beginning a new life. On New Year’s Eve, she departed for Kenya as a Maryknoll missioner.

The Respect Life Office has filled two buses for the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The buses leave following the Mass for Life on Jan. 23.

Dismas House received a national grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program.

The 2020 Partners in Charity Appeal begins this month with a $5 million goal, the same as in the past several years. St. Oscar Romero is this year’s patron.

A beloved bishop dies, a parish church is taken down, ministry workers visit U.S.-Mexican border and the diocese embarks on Legacy campaign.

WORCESTER – Bishop McManus announces that the diocesan commitment to Haiti will refocus on parish twinning. Apostolate office closes.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Christmas brings joy to the world and joy to our hearts as we contemplate and celebrate Christ’s birth at Bethlehem.

Although U.S. citizens are advised against traveling to Haiti, and getting humanitarian aid there is difficult, nonprofit organizations here persevere.

For some, Christmas is the happiest day. For others, it’s the worst. So Santa brings cheer to all at a dinner hosted by Bishop McManus and Catholic Charities.