Rome became the heart of the world’s Catholic youth during the Jubilee of Youth held July 28-Aug. 3 which brought together more than one million young people from the five continents and about 146 countries.
SPENCER – The Trappist monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey live a contemplative life of prayer and work – and they have been doing so for 200 years – 75 of those years in the town of Spencer.
Worcester Catholics are among those calling for nuclear disarmament through commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the United States atomic bombings in Japan – in Hiroshima Aug. 6 and Nagasaki Aug. 9.