Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Webster sold the former St. Anne Elementary School for $550,000 last month and the building will be converted into rental apartments, according to Ray Guerin, parish finance administrator.

Donald J. Pegg took a long, but rewarding journey to become a deacon and on May 15 he will become co-director of the Worcester Diocese’s Office of Diaconate.

WINCHENDON – Artist Michelle Scheurer rekindled Immaculate Heart of Mary parishioners’ memories, generated excitement and enlivened hope with her colorful painting of the church's statues that had been all beige since the 1970s.

WORCESTER - Visitation House’s new executive director, Rebecca Urban, met supporters and shared some of her story at the home’s dinner April 27 at Assumption University.

The tabernacle from the former Good Shepherd Parish installed at St. Mary Parish was blessed by Father Nicholas Desimone, pastor, on Good Shepherd Sunday. The parishes were united last summer.

Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) founder Curtis Martin will deliver the commencement address during the 106th Assumption University graduation exercises which begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, at the DCU Center.

Peter Caparso, a business executive and start-up investor, will deliver the commencement address at Anna Maria College’s 74th graduation May 15. U.S. Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, a 1969 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, will deliver the college's commencement address May 26.

Parishes in the Diocese of Worcester (see list below) are among those offering special times of prayer in response to SatanCon, the Satanic Temple convention scheduled to be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place this weekend.

WORCESTER – People needing shelter could live indoors last winter, thanks in part to Blessed Sacrament Parish’s pastor, Father Thomas G. Landry, and parishioners. In all, 238 individuals spent one or more nights in the church’s Phelan Center.

As far as Dave Peterson is concerned, he’s back where he belongs – at Sunday Mass. The general manager of the Worcester Bravehearts’ college summer league baseball team grew up as a practicing Catholic in Medway, but stopped attending Mass for 17 years.

Divine Mercy Parish in Blackstone observed its first feast day last weekend, on Divine Mercy Sunday, having been formed last summer from St. Paul and St. Theresa parishes in Blackstone and St. Augustine Parish in Millville.

GARDNER - Matthew Morse and Leah Sigall received sacraments at the Easter Vigil Saturday in Annunciation Parish's Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. Both tell their journey stories and what influenced them to become part of the Catholic Church.

Millions of young adults and others who are not otherwise active in the practice of faith took time this past Lent to receive ashes and engage in Lenten customs like Friday fasting and church visits. This is a sign of hope for the Church, a new chance to welcome and invite them back to Jesus and the Mass.

Mary Higgins' Divine Mercy to Seniors Ministry started its first Divine Mercy prayer group in the Diocese of Worcester in January at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol.

Pernet Family Health Service of Worcester offers many programs for families in need, including emergency assistance and early intervention, and now it has another one - a day care center. Now, Pernet can offer child care after its merger with Webster Square Day Care Center.

The Archdiocese of Boston has recently noted that the “Satancon” convention will be held in Boston (at the end of April) ... in light of this Satancon event. Let us remember that our power to combat evil lies in the power of prayer, Bishop McManus said in a letter to the diocese.

On Good Friday, hundreds of people followed the Way of the Cross led by Bishop McManus through the streets of Worcester. See photo album.

Bishop McManus: "Today, and every day, we should rejoice in the resurrection and give thanks to God for His mercy and love."

Setting people free was a theme that Bishop McManus sounded at the Chrism Mass on Tuesday, in a mostly filled St. Paul Cathedral.

The Diocese of Worcester has released its annual report for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2022. The audited financial report is posted online and an annual report highlighting major activities and departments is published as a supplement in today’s Catholic Free Press.  MORE