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St. Bernard Elementary School in Fitchburg stands to gain from an IC Federal Credit Union debit card program. The credit union donates money to schools.

People in Central Massachusetts have started a local chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Dr. John W. Harding, a retired pediatrician, is the president.

BOSTON (CNS) – Patients who are terminally ill do not have a right to physician-assisted suicide, but their doctors can provide information and advise about medical aid in dying, a Massachusetts court has ruled.

If you called your state representative about abortion legislation last summer, it’s time to do it again. If you didn’t, you still have time.

Evangelization is one of the components of Legacy of Hope. From the target goal of $32 million, the campaign hopes to set aside $1.5 million toward grants for evangelization programs in parishes.

The 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti is a time to remember Britney Gengel, a local young Catholic woman whose life it claimed.

The Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with speakers that include author Scott Hahn, Bishop Robert Reed of CatholicTV, and Luis Soto of the Augustine Institute.

Brenda Seymour from Hudson saw out 2019 by beginning a new life. On New Year’s Eve, she departed for Kenya as a Maryknoll missioner.

The Respect Life Office has filled two buses to capacity for the Diocese of Worcester’s trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The buses leave Thursday, Jan. 23, following the annual Mass for Life.

Dismas House received a national grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ national anti-poverty program. Dismas provides a community, housing and services for former prisoners, in an attempt to reconcile them with society.

The 2020 Partners in Charity Appeal begins this month with a $5 million goal, the same as in the past several years.

A beloved bishop dies, a parish church is taken down after a long battle, ministry workers visit the U.S.-Mexican border and the diocese embarks on a capital campaign to strengthen its parishes.

WORCESTER – Bishop McManus announced Tuesday that the diocesan commitment to Haiti will refocus on its original mission to promote twinning between parishes in both dioceses. The operation of a separate Haitian ministry office and staff, which also oversaw direct fundraising programs for Catholic school students in Haiti, ended Jan. 1.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Christmas brings joy to the world and joy to our hearts as we contemplate and celebrate Christ’s birth at Bethlehem.

For some children, Christmas is the happiest day. For some elders, it’s the worst day. That’s what Santa Claus believes. So he comes to town – to the free dinner hosted by Bishop McManus and Catholic Charities Worcester County for anyone in need of Christmas company and food.

Although U.S. citizens are advised against traveling to Haiti, and getting humanitarian aid there has become increasingly difficult, there are nonprofit organizations here that persevere.

St. Peter-Marian and Holy Name Central Catholic Junior-Senior High Schools will merge for the 2020-21 academic year, in response to declining enrollment, David Perda, superintendent of schools, announced Wednesday.

We can be instruments of new spiritual birth within our families, neighborhoods, and even our country during the Advent/Christmas season. Here are some simple ways to share your Christmas faith.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Nativity scene is a simple reminder of something astonishing: God became human to reveal the greatness of his love “by smiling and opening his arms to all,” Pope Francis said in a letter on the meaning and importance of setting up Christmas cribs.

WEBSTER – People from All Saints Academy are aiming to evangelize with an outdoor Advent wreath the size of a large tire. It is displayed on the lawn of the Emmaus Center at 17 East Main St.