Father Juan D. Escudero, administrator of St. Denis Parish in Douglas since July 2018, has been named pastor there, effective immediately.

WEST BOYLSTON – A Shower of Roses welcomes customers to new shop with chapel. Moves to new location.

WORCESTER – Bishop McManus expressed thanks for gifts or pledges made to the annual Partners in Charity which reached 95 percent of its goal.

PAXTON – An intercollegiate Mass and a discussion about campus ministry opportunities, were held Saturday at Anna Maria College.

The state's four Roman Catholic bishops call on all Catholics and others of faith to "take substantial, meaningful steps to protect our environment ..."

WORCESTER – The last walls of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church crashed down under the jaws of large equipment midafternoon Sept. 13.

Father Eric K. Asante, of Sacred Heart-St. Catherine of Sweden, is trying to bring back many African Catholics who attend non-Catholic churches.

The diocesan Environmental Stewardship Ministry is seeking individuals who will be liaisons between the ministry and their parishes.

WEBSTER – To encourage prayer and strengthen Catholic identity at home, a teacher at St. Joseph School has her students take part in The Adventures of Prayer Bear.

Father Juan D. Echavarria, administrator of St. Mary of the Hills Parish in Boylston, has been named pastor there.

WORCESTER – Demolition of the main part of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church started Sept. 11, after workers had spent days carefully taking down the steeple.

ASHBURNHAM - Finding your way to St. Denis Cemetery is a lot easier now, thanks to a Knights of Columbus project.

Worcester Prison Ministries Inc. is presenting its first benefit concert for the interfaith chapel it is hoping to build at Worcester County Jail and House of Correction.

Catholic schools opened last week. Photographer Tanya Connor visited Our Lady of the Angels in Worcester on the first day.

The annual Partners in Charity appeal ends Aug. 31. As of Thursday the fund drive was $273,215 short of its $5 million goal.

Paula Kosky Hamann is the new director of enrollment management for Holy Name and St. Peter-Marian Central Catholic junior/senior high schools.

It was a typical night at the Oxford Ecumenical Food Shelf. Every Thursday people can come from 5-7:15 p.m. to shop – for free – or volunteer.

WORCESTER – Workers lifted the cross off the top Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Monday morning within about a minute.

WORCESTER – A young man recently moved a garden from Our Lady of Mount Carmel rectory to the nearby apartment building.

Bishop McManus among those supporting federal regulations preventing discrimination against faith-based groups with government contracts.