The Diocese of Worcester has dedicated $54,000 in Partners in Charity funds to help pay utility bills for those in need. A total of 28 parishes received funds to be distributed to parishioners.
John Vassar, a Worcester native and 2011 St. John’s High School graduate, was named the school’s new head football coach today, to replace John Andreoli, who stepped down in December after 19 seasons. Mr. Vassar served as an assistant coach at St. John’s last season.
In talking with colleagues and friends about the March for Life, Deacon David Vaillancourt found that many wondered what would be different this year, and why there would be a march, because of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court last summer.
After attending the national March for Life, students from Trivium School in Lancaster said states should unite in abolishing abortion. “If we have different laws, that doesn’t show that there’s one answer,” said senior Viola Townsend.
Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native who currently leads the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru, to take over the Dicastery for Bishops.
Pope Francis heads to the war-torn African nations of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan this week, where the church has long been on the frontlines of relief efforts amid war, poverty...
Pope Francis will further cement his legacy as an advocate for the suffering and marginalized this week as he heads to Africa for the fourth time, visiting the ravaged nations of the Democratic...
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Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's...