June19,2014 This year’s changes in 37 priests’ assignments bring a variety of changes for parishes and other places priests serve. All but one are effective July 1. Some parishes will begin sharing a ...

March28,2021 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 ...

For the First Saturday devotion, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, a person must go to confession, receive holy Communion, recite five decades of the rosary, and keep Mary company for ...

Undertaking construction of the present church was Father Edward W. Lynch, who was sickly when ordained, but ended up being pastor for 30 years. After he was appointed pastor in 1950, “the kids at ...

March1,2024 By Tanya Connor | The Catholic Free Press WORCESTER – An estimated 300 Hispanics from several parishes were shown connections between their activities and the annual Partners in Charity ...

Not only did Joseph F. Whalen return to the faith and overcome his roughly 40-year-long addiction to alcohol through faith and Alcoholics Anonymous, but he was also ordained a La Salette Catholic ...

Now the pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Upton, he still experiences the rich blessings of eucharistic adoration. But those blessings also flow into the pews. Father Brault’s love for and ...

November16,2024 By Father Michael N. Lavallee pastor, St. Peter Parish, Northbridge The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to ...

June8,2023 By Father Thiago Ibiapinaassociate pastor, Annunciation Parish, Gardner Special to The Catholic Free Press This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, often ...

Timothy McMahon, executive director of Catholic Charities Worcester County, reported that food distribution has increased by 70 percent at his organization’s food pantries in Worcester, Leominster, ...

Another thing that warms her heart is the effect that a Holy Face of Jesus picture has had on her autistic 7-year-old great nephew. She said that he has such a strong connection to the picture that ...

November23,2024 By Father Michael N. Lavallee | pastor, St. Peter Parish, Northbridge Symbols feature prominently in our daily lives. One of the most notable ways we frequently experience symbols is ...