This year, youth from St. Patrick Parish in Whitinsville are giving back to their parish, instead of serving one on the other side of the country.

“The Lord’s back; there is so much cause for rejoicing!” Father Adam Reid, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Webster said after re-enthroning the Blessed Sacrament.

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store at 507 Park Ave. in Worcester is for sale for $285,000, according to Susan Treveloni, president of the StVdP diocesan council.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, at least four parishes in the Worcester Diocese have prepared summer programs and activities for children

Please accept this letter in support of HD 5166 and SD 2992 “An Act to guarantee housing stability during COVID-19 emergency and recovery”. These identical bills would significantly expand the timeline by which landlords of rental properties and mortgagees of real property would be prohibited from evicting or foreclosing on individuals for nonpayment of rent or mortgage. Specifically, the bills would build upon a law enacted in the legislature in April of this year, as the state was beginning to realize the impact of the pandemic on its residents. That bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Baker with overwhelming support of the legislature. MORE

Father Robert D. Bruso died July 7, in the rectory of St. Cecilia Parish, Leominster, where he was pastor. His funeral is Saturday there; seating is limited.

Catholic schools in the Worcester Diocese are preparing to reopen this fall, aided by state guidelines that came out last week, David Perda, the superintendent, said Tuesday.

Members of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Dudley, where everyone was welcome, no matter their ethnicity, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their unique church building Saturday

When Catholic schools close “it is an awful loss for all of us,” said Meg Kursonis, principal of St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School.

Attempts to make it legal for doctors to help patients arrange to kill themselves have moved forward in Massachusetts.

Sister Ellen Guerin, a Sister of Mercy for 67 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Shrewsbury Nursing Home, in Shrewsbury.

June 18, 2020, WORCESTER, MA -- Bishop Robert McManus of the Diocese of Worcester has announced the following clergy assignments which will be effective July 1.

Five men are to be ordained transitional deacons at a 10 a.m. Mass June 20 at St. Paul Cathedral in Worcester. Mass by invitation only.

Eve Lindquist, executive director of Visitation House, is retiring Aug. 31. A fundraiser in her honor has been started and her successor is being sought.

Edward Reynolds, former Holy Name principal, has been named principal of Our Lady of the Valley Regional School.

June 11, 2020, WORCETER, MA -- On Saturday, June 20 at 10 am, Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester will ordain five men to the transitional diaconate at the  Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester. Four of them are being ordained for the Worcester Diocese: Carlos Ardila, José Carvajal, John Larochelle and Lucas LaRoche. Brother Stephen William Shanahan is being ordained as a member of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) in Spencer. Because of coronavirus precautions, only those with a ticket may attend the ordination and all in attendance must wear face masks in order to meet Commonwealth of Massachusetts mandates for safety. Proper social distancing is to be practiced. For those who cannot attend, the liturgy is being televised LIVE on Spectrum Channel 193 and livestreamed from worcesterdiocese.org.  

Two parish schools are closing because of financial struggles and uncertainty about the coronavirus, Superintendent David Perda said Wednesday.

Individuals prepared to receive the sacraments of initiation, who had to wait because of coronavirus restrictions, may now do so.

“I think people are slowly becoming more comfortable coming out,” Msgr. Thomas J. Sullivan, pastor of Christ the King Parish in Worcester, said.

Assumption College and the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Worcester have announced a unique partnership that will distinguish Saint Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School and will expand the reach and influence of Assumption’s exemplary academic programs. The partnership will feature the development of innovative academic programs, professional development for high school teachers, and expanded student life options at Saint Paul.