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September 24, 2026Massachusetts passed one of the most expansive and permissive abortion laws in the nation, telling us what kind of society they desire for Massachusetts: one which leaves its most vulnerable citizens – children in the womb and their pregnant mothers – at perilous risk. This law is a tragedy, and the Catholic legislators who helped to enact it have caused grave scandal.Read More
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September 24, 2026ST. LOUIS (OSV News) – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen – the 20th-century American theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher – is now Blessed Fulton Sheen.Read More -
September 17, 2026Partners received $4,858,963 in donations this fiscal year which ended on Aug. 31. That’s $311,221 more than was raised last year. The number of donors also increased to 11,843, which is 209 more than a year ago.Read More -
September 17, 2026WORCESTER – A “homecoming” – commemorating the opening of St. Peter’s elementary and high schools more than 100 years ago – is scheduled for Sept. 26. “We just decided that we couldn’t let the history of the school go unrecognized,” explained Paul Richard, chairman of the board of limited jurisdiction of what is now St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School.Read More -
September 17, 2026“As we rededicate our campus today, may we also rededicate ourselves to being a community that welcomes, supports, and cares for one another. We ask the Holy Spirit to guide us throughout this year – to fill our hearts with peace, strengthen us when we are challenged, inspire us to care for one another, and help us bring God’s goodness to all those we encounter.”Read More -
September 11, 2026Local Catholics were among those responding to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. On this 25th anniversary, let’s take a look back at some of the news reported by The Catholic Free Press.Read More -
September 11, 2026(OSV News) – On Sept. 11, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it.Read More -
September 10, 2026Local Catholics are among those seeking to repeal Massachusetts’ new law which allows abortions up until birth. These concerned citizens are also seeking to suspend the law, called Chapter 188 in the 2026 Session Laws, until voters decide whether to reject or accept it, by means of a ballot question.Read More -
September 9, 2026The Class of 1976 from the now-closed St. Mary’s High School in Worcester held a 50th anniversary reunion Saturday, with Mass at the school’s parish, Our Lady of Czestochowa, followed by dinner at Maxwell Luciano’s restaurant in Union Station.Read More -
September 8, 2026The local committee for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has announced that grant applications are being accepted for local grants for 2026. The application can be completed online at worcesterdiocese.org/cchd-2026-application-form. Only online applications will be accepted. The deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 30.Read More -
September 3, 2026On the first day of football practice on Monday, Aug. 24, there were 33 players, seven of them from St. Paul’s.Read More -
September 3, 2026North American Martyrs and St. Joseph parishes in Auburn are inviting the whole diocese to participate in “40 Hours for Life Eucharistic Adoration” starting this weekend, to pray “for the protection of all unborn children, and a greater respect for the dignity and sanctity of every human life from conception to natural death.”Read More -
September 3, 2026The Partners in Charity appeal, the annual diocesan fundraising campaign to support more than 25 ministries, concluded Aug. 31, exceeding its $4.8 million goal.Read More -
August 31, 2026Today we mourn the passing of James F. Driscoll, recently retired Executive Director of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference.Read More -
August 20, 2026During these months of 2025, I was blessed to study the life and teaching of St. John Paul II at the Tertio Millenio Seminar in Krakow, Poland, as well as to visit two missionary communities.Read More -
August 20, 2026The College of the Holy Cross has appointed a Jesuit to report to its lay president and to oversee the formation of students, faculty and staff.Read More -
August 20, 2026Assumption University is bringing in students, faculty and a dog from Anna Maria College by launching Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work degree programs this fall.Read More -
August 20, 2026Sister Katherine Mc-Kenna, formally known in religious life as Sister Mary Joan, died Aug. 14. She was born Sept. 9, 1943, to Mary T. (Burns) McKenna and J. Joseph McKenna in Central Falls, Rhode Island. At the time of her death, Sister Katherine resided at Notre Dame Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester.Read More -
August 18, 2026There are about 35,000 religious sisters in the United States, including 147 in the Diocese of Worcester. But that number doesn’t account for those whose journey to discernment may have made a stop in Worcester County. At least that is true for Mary Whitney.Read More -
August 14, 2026Archbishop Michael W. Banach, who was ordained a priest for the Worcester diocese in 1988 and who has been serving the Holy See in various countries for years, has received his newest assignment. Pope Leo XIV appointed him apostolic nuncio to Argentina, a May 14 Holy See Press Office bulletin announced.Read More
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