Friends, today’s Gospel tells of the poor widow who gave her last penny to the temple treasury. Her behavior makes us consider our possessiveness.

In his book Purgatory, author Michael J. Taylor asks, “Is the concept of purgatory disappearing from Catholic belief and consciousness?” Taylor suggests that “changes in Church practice, along with ...

Local Catholics have been joining in prayer for the United States and for peace in conjunction with today’s presidential election. Today there is day-long adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St.

PAXTON – Youth expressed enthusiasm about God and their peers at a gathering where they were encouraged to maintain community, evangelize and pursue heaven. Asked her impressions of the 2024 Diocesan ...

In the Order of Christian Funerals, the text used by priests and deacons in the funeral rites, the Congregation for Divine Worship teaches us, “By means of the funeral rites it has been the practice ...

Mercy Centre, an entity of Catholic Charities Worcester County, currently located at 25 West Chester St. in Worcester, is slated to relocate to 216 West Boylston St. in West Boylston in March.

Massachusetts residents are once again being asked to weigh in on the legalization of hallucinogenic substances known as psychedelics. The outcome of Massachusetts Ballot Question 4, set for Nov. 5, ...

Francis R. Carroll, a business and civic leader whose philanthropy stretched from war-ravaged Korea and Vietnam to Worcester’s neediest neighborhoods, died on Oct. 29. In a statement, Bishop McManus ...

Father Andre ‘Andy’ N. Remillard, 80, of West Yarmouth, peacefully passed in his home at the Cape, surrounded by those who loved him on Oct. 24. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in ...

College is expensive, but Anna Maria College, Assumption University and the College of the Holy Cross have announced new financial aid policies to make themselves more accessible. “I think we’re ...

The diocesan Commission for Women will be hosting their annual mini-retreat at St. Anne Parish in Shrewsbury on Nov. 16. Francesca LaRosa, an internationally recognized Catholic composer whose music ...

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, ...