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Many Anna Maria College students had not been born yet when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center but they helped mark the anniversary.

Participants in the Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference were given ways to combat evil.

WEBSTER – Attempts to curtail the Catholic Church are prevalent in the United States, Bishop McManus said at the Women’s Conference Saturday.

WEBSTER - The Sept. 11 Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference focused on evil in society and in individuals, and offered tools for combating it.

Homeless, elders and grandparents are among people in the community served by Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Milford.

St. Peter’s Free Medical Program is offered Thursday evenings in St. Peter Parish’s gym, 929 Main St.,Worcester. It’s a sister program of St. Anne, Shrewsbury.

Sister Lucille Yvette Roy died peacefully on Monday. A funeral Mass will be held Sept. 11, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel at the Marie Esther Health Center in Marlborough.

The St. Paul Knights are scheduled to open their football season at noon, at home, Saturday against Nipmuc Regional High School of Upton.

Catholic schools in Worcester were required to start implementing mask-wearing indoors today, after a mandate from the city health department that included all schools.

We’re supposed to spread the faith, and one of the best places to do that is Catholic school. So says Jay Sweet, principal of Holy Family Academy in Gardner.

NORTHBOROUGH – They adorned their church with 850 roses, each representing a person, in honor of St. Rose of Lima. But the flowers weren’t the most important gift, the pastor said.

MILLVILLE – Bishop McManus made a plea for wayward young people at a novena to St. Augustine, a converted sinner.

According to the US Census Bureau, in 2019, 15.7 percent of Fitchburg residents lived in poverty. At Our Lady of the Lake Parish, feeding the hungry is a priority.

Father Laurence V. Brault was devastated when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake severely damaged the Haitian parish that St. Gabriel the Archangel, supports.

St. Roch Parish in Oxford is planning to assist its sister parish, St. Anne’s in Chardonnieres, Haiti, in rebuilding its main church building.

“Schools should encourage non-vaccinated students to wear masks while indoors. Ultimately, the final decision should be made by parents/guardians. It is also recommended that non-vaccinated school staff members wear a mask while indoors.”

Angela Symock, new principal of Trinity Catholic Academy in Southbridge, knows the school well as not only a teacher and an administrator, but a parent.

A new principal has taken the helm of St. Mary’s School in Shrewsbury. Magda Harrison succeeds Jeannie MacDonough, who served faithfully for 15 years.

The independent St. Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg has made a come-back from nearly closing. Also, the fund-raising campaign has exceeded its goal.

Assumption School not only survived the pandemic; it thrived. Enrollment skyrocketed from 96 students at the end of the 2019-20 school year to 134 at the start of the 2020-21 school year.