Father Eugene V. LaPlante, A.A., 87, died July 27 in Rose Monahan Hospice, Worcester. Funeral: 10 a.m., Aug. 1, St. Anne- St. Patrick, 16 Church St., Fiskdale.
Father Joseph W. McKiernan, 92, died July 26 at Christopher House, Worcester. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m., Aug. 1, St. Mark Church, 356 Boston Rd., Sutton.
SHREWSBURY - The Xaverian Brothers have released the names of six members who served at St. John’s High School and have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors.
On July 4 members of the St. Paul Cathedral Parish gathered to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving on the 150th anniversary of the first Mass in the church.
Father Alfredo Raúl Porras talks about people and experiences that paved his journey to the priesthood. He was born in Venezuela but went to high school in Worcester.