As we participate in the Church's liturgies, we use a complex system of symbols which we often only dimly understand. Learning about the symbols in the Church’s funeral liturgy can create greater ...

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 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 ...

Our primary mission is to inform Catholics in the Diocese of Worcester about what is happening in the Church at the parish, diocesan, state, national and international levels. Part of the primary ...

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 ...

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BISHOP'S HOLIDAY DINNERS: Volunteers are needed for Thanksgiving and Christmas meal packaging, deliveries, and the sit-down dinner events! Visit ...

SHREWSBURY – Surrendering to God can be challenging, as composer Francesca LaRosa illustrated with her story about struggling with infertility. She led the annual retreat sponsored by the Commission ...

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.

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, ...

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.