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Catholic schools in the Worcester Diocese are preparing to reopen this fall, aided by state guidelines that came out last week, David Perda, the superintendent, said Tuesday.

Members of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Dudley, where everyone was welcome, no matter their ethnicity, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their unique church building Saturday.

When one mom found she needed a more structured approach to homeschooling, she, and her husband, founded Regina Caeli Academy. The Catholic hybrid education program is trying to locate in this area.

When Catholic schools close “it is an awful loss for all of us,” said Meg Kursonis, principal of St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School.

The dedicated women at Problem Pregnancy provide counseling for pregnant women considering an abortion. They understand the critical life-and-death nature of their work and their dependence on God.

Attempts to make it legal for doctors to help patients arrange to kill themselves have moved forward in Massachusetts.

Sister Ellen Guerin, a Sister of Mercy for 67 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Shrewsbury Nursing Home, in Shrewsbury.

Three priests are retiring, two are becoming pastors of parishes they’ve been serving and two are becoming administrators, Bishop McManus has announced.

“Catholic Charities brings the light of Christ during these dark times by simply being here,” said Maydee Morales, director of emergency services for Catholic Charities Worcester County.

There is a lot of anger and sadness about Monday’s unexpected announcement that St. Mary’s Schools is closing, Father Richard W. Polek said Tuesday.

Two parish schools are closing because of financial struggles and uncertainty in the face of the coronavirus, Catholic schools Superintendent David Perda said Wednesday.

Edward Reynolds, former Holy Name principal, has been named principal of Our Lady of the Valley Regional School in Uxbridge, effective July 1.

Evelyn “Eve” Lindquist, executive director of Visitation House in Worcester, is retiring Aug. 31. A fundraiser in her honor has been started and her successor is being sought.

Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish has announced that St. Mary’s pre-K through grade 12 school will close at the end of the 2019- 2020 school year.

St. Stephen Parish in Worcester has announced that it will close its pre-K through grade 8 school at the end of the school year this June.

WORCESTER – Assumption College and the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Worcester have announced a partnership with St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School.

Individuals prepared to receive the sacraments of initiation, who had to wait because of coronavirus restrictions, may now do so.

“I think people are slowly becoming more comfortable coming out,” Msgr. Thomas J. Sullivan, pastor of Christ the King Parish in Worcester, said. “They miss the Mass an they want to receive the Eucharist.”

“Justice cannot be served when the fundamental dignity of a person is not respected," Bishop McManus said in a statement Monday in response to the killing George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Bishop McManus was a recent guest on the WCCA TV Daily Breaking program. The program is available online and is being replayed this weekend.