Friends, today in the Gospel, Jesus declares that he has fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.” ...

Bishop McManus had heard good things about the annual SEEK conference for faithful college students, but he has not been able to attend in years past. This year, he was able to make the trip to the ...

(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 ...

WORCESTER – The African Ministry in the Diocese of Worcester will celebrate its 25th anniversary in June in the same year that Catholics celebrate the 2025 Jubilee. Every 25 years, the Catholic Church ...

Friendship, spirituality and service are the three pillars of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. “I’ve made a lot of friends that I would not have made if I hadn’t joined my parish’s St. Vincent de Paul ...

WORCESTER – When Father Peter Frangie became parish administrator at Our Lady of Mercy Maronite Catholic Church on Aug. 1, the parish had $30,000 in outstanding bills and $13,000 in monthly expenses ...

WORCESTER – The call to have hope, that is “hope that doesn’t disappoint,” was echoed throughout the opening Mass of for the 2025 Jubilee Year on Sunday at St. Paul Cathedral. At the same time, the ...

The year 2024 brought both celebration and loss. In February, Bishop McManus celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop which started as an auxillary in Providence, Rhode Island and ...

My dear brother and sisters in Christ, On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open and enter the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica to celebrate Christmas Mass and begin a Jubilee Year. A Jubilee Year ...

Want to play St. Nicholas as we celebrate his feast day today? How about giving gifts? For the person who has “everything,” you might try something unique that helps support those praying for us.

MILFORD – The closing of Milford Catholic Elementary School will bring to an end 137 years of Catholic schools in Milford. Milford Catholic Elementary will close for the 2017-2018 year, Michael Walsh, ...