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November 26, 2021WORCESTER – Peggy Cronkhite of Millbury paused her volunteer work to wish Bishop McManus a Happy Thanksgiving Thursday at the Bishop's Thanksgiving Dinner.Read More -
November 26, 2021Adults in the Worcester Diocese can receive online faith formation on their own time through the University of Dayton – at a reduced cost.Read More -
November 26, 2021This fall Joan D’Argenis, religious education director at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Worcester, started a program, with a focus on family involvement.Read More -
November 25, 2021No one can experience Mary’s journey to Christmas. But we can renew our commitment to Jesus every day. Area priests and religious recently offered suggestions.Read More -
November 24, 2021People have responded generously in support of the future of our Church (through Legacy of Hope), Bishop McManus said in a recent interview.Read More -
November 20, 2021The Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference, the nation’s oldest diocesan conference, will be an in-person event in 2022. Speakers have been announced.Read More -
November 19, 2021Local people are invited to join a national prayer campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change abortion laws.Read More -
November 19, 2021CYC boys basketball is bouncing back after taking last season off due to the pandemic and the Diocese of Worcester hopes to add girls teams this winter as well.Read More -
November 18, 2021Following the Catholic Church’s commitment to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Bishop McManus has announced that Ronald Provost has been laicized. He was dismissed from the clerical state by Pope Francis.Read More
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November 18, 2021Catholic Charities Worcester County, which coordinates the Bishop's Thanksgiving meal, is seeking volunteers to serve and deliver.Read More -
November 18, 2021Delivering the Bishop’s Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners is a sort of treasure hunt that ends in smiles on other people’s faces and increased enjoyment of his own holidaysRead More -
November 18, 2021Local organizations plan to use Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants for a refrigerator in a food pantry, to help pay families' rent, to pay staff salaries.Read More -
November 17, 2021Bishop McManus, a member of the Doctrine Committee which worked on the Eucharist document, said, “This document is fundamentally important to who we are as Catholics."Read More -
November 13, 2021WORCESTER - The first baby to be baptized at St. Bernard Church was from a family that had immigrated from Ireland. St. Bernard was largely an Irish parish; not so today.Read More -
November 13, 2021WORCESTER – A shrine of the Blessed Mother of Grace built in 2019 on the front lawn of Our Lady of Vilna Church was recently blessed by Bishop McManus.Read More -
November 12, 2021Wisdom for our journey as catechetical leaders comes from various places. May our ears always be open to the voice of the Holy Spirit guiding and directing us.Read More -
November 12, 2021As I reflect on ... starting Catechesis of the Good Shepherd ... I am reminded of the limitless possibilities ... when one says “yes” to the prompting of the Holy Spirit.Read More -
November 12, 2021On June 1, Bishop McManus announced that the Diocese would be adopting Circle of Grace, “a program which includes teaching a culture of respect that goes beyond mere protection.”Read More -
November 12, 2021As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, that Pilgrim feast, let us reflect on the value – indeed the necessity – of community.Read More -
November 12, 2021WORCESTER – Just before Veterans’ Day, Father Robert E. Gariepy, a Worcester Diocesan priest who served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, 18 of them as a chaplain, was honored for his service.Read More
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