Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus heals many of the townspeople of Capernaum.

In Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners, Second Edition, James M. DuBois writes “In the Catholic tradition, death is conceptualized as the separation of the soul from the body.” The ...

In his apostolic letter “Patris Corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis states that the 150th anniversary we are celebrating this year, of Pope Pius IX naming Joseph as patron saint of the ...

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 ...

Father Stephen E. Lundrigan, pastor at Annunciation Parish in Gardner, knows firsthand about the U.S.-Mexican border crisis because two years ago he volunteered at a diocesan processing center for ...

LEICESTER - St. Joseph Church has overlooked Main Street for more than 150 years, but it has been closed for nearly a decade and soon it will be torn down. Nathan Schroeder, director of facilities for ...

Pernet Family Health Service of Worcester offers many programs for families in need, including emergency assistance and early intervention, and now it has another one - a day care center. On April 1, ...

Years ago, our young adult group was asked to go door-to-door in our inner-city parish “evangelizing.” We knew evangelicals did this by asking people, “Have you met Jesus?” and Jehovah’s Witnesses ...

Many Catholics have a passion for sharing the presence of Jesus with others, especially those who have drifted away from the Church. However, we face some major personal obstacles to reaching out. Let ...

Parish renewal, which focuses on revitalizing and growing Christ’s Church, has become the topic of discussion in the Worcester diocese. In June, Divine Renovation principles were introduced to the ...

Each Spring, on behalf of our agencies and ministries, I invite you, our parishioners, to be partners with us in serving the community with charitable, educational and ministerial services. Partners ...

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.