Some 15,000 pilgrims are expected at the annual Divine Mercy Sunday Weekend, which takes place April 6-7 at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge.The shrine also is home to the U.S. provincialate of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, who oversee the shrine.

Health care center residents raved about the privilege of attending Triduum services (Holy Thursday through Easter) where they live, since getting out to church would be difficult. Lay pastoral care directors, priests and religious sisters made that possible with their sacrifices and creativity.

The Mother Teresa Pro-Life Award, the Ruth Pakaluk Pro-Life Youth Award and the Gospel of Life Award, given annually to individuals who have shown heroic witness to the intrinsic value of each human life, will be presented at this liturgy.

While violence, chaos and poverty have long tormented Haiti, major concern is currently in the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, according to Catholics in the Worcester Diocese who are hearing from Haitians they support.

At Tuesday’s Chrism Mass that nearly filled St. Paul Cathedral, Bishop McManus blessed holy oils and encouraged priests, who renewed their commitment to priestly service and were recognized, along with the bishop, for marking significant jubilees.

The St. John’s Middle School basketball team captured its first CYO New England Regional seventh and eighth grade championship Sunday with a 51-43 victory over St. John’s of Attleboro at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Following a restructuring, the Diocese of Worcester’s Adopt-A-Student program is working to expand its efforts in providing scholarships to students.

A response to the tragic death of a loved one is helping to usher in new life, as a family comes to the Church this Easter. Seven family members are preparing to receive sacraments at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Hopedale.

Priests of the diocese celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year are to be recognized at the Chrism Mass at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday at St. Paul Cathedral. The Mass will be livestreamed on worcesterdiocese.org an on cable access stations.

Mr. Wahlberg, 58, grew up in Dorchester and he spent part of his troubled youth in Worcester as a ward of the state, first in a Department of Youth Services foster home and later in a DYS Short Term Treatment Facility on Belmont Street.

Dead things go with the flow in a river; salmon fight upstream to give life, noted Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. The award-winning author from Portland, Oregon, is a popular speaker and has hosted Catholic broadcasts, including the new show Beacon of Truth on EWTN Radio.

More than 800 participants from at least five dioceses and 85 vendors at 50 tables were drawn to the 23rd annual Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference, held Saturday at the DCU Center.

The St. John’s middle school boys basketball team is heading back to the Catholic Youth Organization New England Regional and coach Sean Hastings likes his team’s chances.

St. John’s prepares an average of 400 servings an hour for three hours each weekday morning. That adds up to 6,000 servings per week.

There’s more to a fish fry than meets the eye – or the palate! People involved with meatless parish meals on Lenten Fridays see reasons for – and benefits of – these get-togethers.

The theme for the 23rd annual Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference is “You Shall Know the Lord” and that is what the slate of speakers intends to impart on the men who attend tomorrow at the DCU Center in Worcester.

St. Bernard Elementary School in Fitchburg was granted continued accreditation until 2033, by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges after an extensive review process.

Msgr. Thomas J. Sullivan, pastor of Christ the King Parish in Worcester, will deliver a talk titled: “Readiness for Reconciliation” at the annual Worcester Diocesan Men’s Conference.

Purple is the color of Lent, but Pete Dunbeck would like the 40-day season of sacrifice leading up to Easter to also become greener.

Theology on Tap will return on Tuesday, March 12, at Joey’s Bar & Grill at 344 Chandler St. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Father Donato Infante, director of the Office for Vocations, will speak at 7:15 p.m. about “Living Lent,” including prayer, fasting and almsgiving.