On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, 2015, before the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Bull of Indiction entitled Misericordiae vultus (Eng. The Face of Mercy) was read. The Bull serves as the fundamental document that outlines the overall spirit and the intentions of the upcoming Holy Year and delineates the spiritual fruits that the anticipated renewal will hopefully reap for individuals and the Church.

The total raised to date, $3,217,190, represents 64 percent of the $5 million goal.

March 12, 2015, WORCESTER, MA – The Office of Development of the Diocese of Worcester has announced that, since the beginning of Lent, it has received 3,127 gifts and pledges totaling $1,255,602 toward this year’s Annual Partners in Charity Appeal.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult (RCIA) is the sacramental process through which people prepare for initiation, or come into full communion, or complete their initiation into the Roman Catholic Church.

Join fellow Catholics throughout the nation in this powerful prayer initiative. Visit www.usccb.org/pray to receive weekly prayer intentions, join the "Friday Fast", and more. Your prayers matter! Your sacrifices make a difference!

All are welcome to join in any area events, holy hours, and devotions being offered in observance of the Jan. 22 Day of Prayer and Penance for the legal protection of unborn children. Check out the full listing...

Unrealized gains account for surplus for the year

Unrealized gains account for surplus for the year January 15, 2015, WORCESTER, MA -- Following a complete audit of its financial accounting, the Diocese of Worcester has issued online Financial Statements and online and printed editions of the Annual Report on Financial Activities for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014. In his letter, the Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, wrote that the reports continue to demonstrate good stewardship of donations received throughout the year. The Combined Statements of Activities showed an operating surplus of $1,276,057 after expenses totaling $25,271,377 for 2014...

On Saturday, December 20 at 10 am, Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester, will ordain Juan David Escudero Muñoz, Mateus Monteiro De Souza, and Carlos Andres Ruiz Vasquez, three seminarians of the Diocese of Worcester to the transitional diaconate at the Cathedral of St. Paul.

A new Advanced Academy will begin this fall at St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School in Fitchburg.

An outcome of a recent study on Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Worcester was challenging local communities to ask strategic questions about their future.