“Some people are just amazed at how widespread (St. Roch) is,” says Robert Clouthier, who set up his St. Roch collection in the St. Rock Parish hall for their patron’s Aug. 16 feast day.

Father Derek Mobilio is a very good golfer who plays the game two or three times a week. He figured that golf would be a good way to bring Catholics together so he organized a league that played at Pakachoag Golf Course in Auburn.

Bryan Mercier, a speaker at the upcoming Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference, Oct. 1, will talk about “Why Jesus had to Die.”

Saturday, Sept. 24, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference at St. Mary Church in Uxbridge will hold its 3.5-mile Friends of the Poor Walk/Run to benefit the work it does to help people in need.

SPRINGFIELD – Sister Patricia James Sweeney, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham on Sept. 1. She was a former principal at St. Peter and St. Peter-Marian high schools in Worcester.

WORCESTER – Christ the King Parish and parishioners are spreading a message Bishop McManus sent out – encouraging parents to opt their children out of the Worcester Public Schools’ controversial sex education program

“Embrace the Cross” is the theme of the upcoming Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference, Oct. 1 at St. Joseph School, 47 Whitcomb St., Webster.

This summer, children in Blackstone got prayerful and tasty introductions to a new parish’s name. In North Brookfield, adults and older youth returned to enjoy an annual summer tradition and help younger ones.

Local youth were touched by trips to shrines this summer, and they touched other people – thanks to a program of St. Patrick Parish in Whitinsville called Youth In Action.

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In recent years, devotions to the St. Michael the Archangel ,whose name means “who is like God,” have experienced a resurgence.

This summer Worcester Bravehearts suffered their first losing season in their nine years in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, but their fans still had a lot of fun, and Catholic school grads helped.

Catholic schools in the diocese are seeing, or preparing for, improvements during the 2022-2023 academic year, David Perda, superintendent, told The Catholic Free Press.

SHREWSBURY – Robert R. Pape, 83, a longtime supporter of Catholic education, died peacefully in his home Aug. 21, surrounded by his loving family.

Want to include Jesus in your vacation? Lots of people enjoy vacations and may even include daily prayer during such refreshing times. But how many of us have planned a combination vacation and pilgrimage?

Want to include Jesus in your vacation? Lots of people enjoy vacations and may even include daily prayer during such refreshing times. But how many of us have planned a combination vacation and pilgrimage?

WORCESTER - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish at Our Lady of Loreto Church held its first Italian festival since 2019. The Aug. 11-14 festival drew more than 7,000 people. See Photo Album.

Parishioners from St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish and the Trivium School community supported William McCann's dream of creating a movie. 'The Liberator' is complete and ready for screening.

WORCESTER – Religious and lay women from the social justice committee of Our Lady of Providence Parish are raising money for their sister school in Haiti with reusable shopping bags they made.

The Catholic Schools Office has retained the services of Partners in Mission to assist in developing a board of limited jurisdiction to assist in the governance of the St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School.