Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus says that the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in Christ’s name, will teach his disciples everything.

Until fairly recently, the Holy Face devotion had become somewhat obscure. Father Thiago DaSilva admitted that, originally, he wasn’t abundantly familiar with it. When Father DaSilva was administrator ...

A group of diocesan priests recently gathered at Miramar Retreat Center, Duxbury, for a five-day retreat sponsored by the Diocese of Worcester’s Office of Ongoing Priestly Formation. The theme of the ...

St. Paul Diocesan Junior-Senior High School of Worcester and St. Bernard High School of Fitchburg announced plans to begin a Thanksgiving football rivalry next fall. “That’s exciting news, no doubt,” ...

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

SHREWSBURY – Parishioners of St. Mary Parish shared what makes their church community so special at the 100th anniversary celebration Sunday. One parishioner joked that he’s been there the whole ...

That’s what a popular deacon challenged people attending Saturday’s Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference to do. Dead things go with the flow in a river; salmon fight upstream to give life, ...

When Father Derek Mobilio met last month in Florida with the four FOCUS missionaries who will serve at Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College this coming school year, he was ...

When Sue Belfield suddenly awakens in the middle of the night, she does something unusual. She doesn’t check the time and groan. Nor does she toss and turn, restlessly trying to get back to sleep. “If ...

On Saturday, Bishop McManus addressed the 32 members of the first graduating class of Thomas Aquinas College, New England, in Northfield. Also, he received the college’s highest honor. Bishop McManus ...

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, often called Corpus Christi. On this feast we give special attention to Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, sometimes adding ...

The sound of soft footsteps in an atmosphere of tranquility. The radiant gleam of the golden monstrance and the infinitely more radiant, brilliant glow from the Blessed Sacrament it shelters.