A group of diocesan priests recently gathered for a five-day retreat sponsored by the Diocese of Worcester’s Office of Ongoing Priestly Formation.

The St. Anthony Food Pantry at the Sacred Heart-St. Catherine of Sweden Parish on Cambridge Street didn’t have a lot of food left when a woman in need entered one day.

Father Francis J. Roach, a chaplain at UMass Memorial Medical Center, sees most patients in their rooms and anoints their foreheads and hands, but he must visit COVID patients remotely.

Bishop McManus ordained seven men ages 27 to 43 to the priesthood Saturday at St. Paul Cathedral, 15 Chatham St., Worcester. Deacons James J. Boulette, Michael D. Hoye and Derek A. Mobilio grew up in ...

Bishop McManus ordained six men transitional deacons, in preparation for priesthood, Saturday at St. Paul Cathedral.

St. Peter Parish in Petersham reopened for indoor Masses Sunday to the applause of parishioners. The church was too small for social distancing, so it had been closed during the pandemic.

St. Ann Parish in the North Oxford section of Oxford will be merged into St. Roch Parish in Oxford Sept. 1. St. Roch’s campus will be used, and efforts will be made to sell St. Ann’s, according to a ...

Priests of the diocese celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year were recognized at the Chrism Mass Tuesday at St. Paul Cathedral.

Numerous changes for priests and parishes in the diocese this summer include a different rector for St. Paul Cathedral Parish and priests leading multiple parishes.

As part of this renewal, eight priests gathered six times over twelve weeks to complete Divine Renovation’s kickstart program which includes watching videos and discussions. This program is the first ...

LUNENBURG – St. Boniface Parish’s 75th anniversary Mass Sunday – like the parish, priests and parishioners themselves – drew newer and long-time members.

It was Sunday afternoon at a Lenten retreat for Brazilian youth. Leader Lucas Lima, 24, son of the main leader Sandra Lima, both of St. Joseph and St. Stephen Parish, said about 340 participants came ...