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It was the kick-off for Catholic Schools Week for St. Joseph Elementary School, held Sunday at the school and St. Joseph Basilica.

Father Guillermo J. Ochoa, administrator of St. Denis Parish in Ashburnham, has been placed on administrative leave pending an independent investigation of financial management issues not involving parish funds.

The movie “Unplanned,” shown at St. Peter-Marian and Holy Name, opened local students’ eyes and reinforced the pro-life beliefs of some.

It was the fourth March for Life for Olivia Russell, a senior at St. Peter-Marian. This year she brought her sister, Lauren, who is a freshman at St. Peter-Marian. Senior Michael Clark said he has always been pro-life.

People of different ages, alone or in groups, from Catholic schools and parishes, anticipated attending the March for Life as they came to the send-off Mass at St. Paul Cathedral Thursday night.

WORCESTER – Venerini Academy means a lot to alumni who came to the rededication of its chapel Jan. 17.

Frustration about uncertainty and unsatisfactory answers, and concerns about teachers, students and decision-making, were among issues raised about a planned school merger.

The Diocese of Worcester has faced and is addressing some challenges, Bishop McManus said in his letter accompanying the Annual Report for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2019.

Father Richard F. Trainor, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, invited Trinity Lutheran and All Saints churches to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

A Student Leadership Summit, sponsored by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, enlightened and inspired local students, clergy and a seminarian.

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.