DUDLEY – Bishop McManus officially established the Shrine of St. Andrew Bobola, as a shrine attached to St. Andrew Bobola Parish here, on Sunday before a standing-room-only congregation said to have ...

On the day Worcester diocesan seminarian Christopher Tillotson flew to Lithuania for a week-long break from seminary, he wasn’t also expecting to hear the news of the death of Pope Francis. Ultimately ...

NORWICH, CONNECTICUT - Bishop Richard F. Reidy walked among the people, and used church artwork to teach them, during the Mass for his episcopal ordination and installation Tuesday at the Cathedral of ...

A local college student has encountered Jesus’ passion in a meaningful way – in homeless people he and others befriend. “Seeing Christ ... particularly in the poor on the streets ... I am seeing ...

Father Ralph Anthony DiOrio Jr., 94, referred to as the “healing priest” and founder and director of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy and Healing, passed away on Monday, Jan 20 at Life Care Center of ...

(OSV News) – As many as 35 million visitors are expected in Rome in 2025. Many of them will be pilgrims for the jubilee, a holy year the church celebrates every quarter-century. While numerous events ...

Losing a loved one is indeed one of the most painful and difficult human experiences. In this regard, grieving Catholics are much like others who live through loss, and they deal with the same ...

WORCESTER – Kelton Torrey is a dedicated supporter of the Bucky Sheehan Food Pantry at St. Bernard Church of Our Lady of Providence Parish where he has stocked shelves and helped accept deliveries for ...

Symbols feature prominently in our daily lives. One of the most notable ways we frequently experience symbols is through our computer keyboard or touch screen. The letters and numbers we enter into ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs.” The catechism goes on ...

Bishop Reilly’s lifetime spanned eight papacies. He had the occasion to meet five popes, three of whom are now saints. Shortly after the installation of Pope Francis in 2013, the fourth Bishop of ...

WORCESTER – As Our Lady of Lourdes Parish celebrated its 75th anniversary with the universal Church’s birthday, Bishop McManus compared attendance of the past and present, spoke of praying for a new ...