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By Susan Bailey CFP Correspondent Melkite Bishop Nicholas J. Samra, Catholic Eparchial Bishop of Newton, celebrated the 50th year of his ordination as a priest, and the 30th year of his ordination as bishop on Oct. 3. In the bishop’s honor

Tuesday, Oct. 22, hundreds of people gathered for the 6th annual Celebrate Priesthood! in the atrium of St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. The fundraiser is to support the retired priests of the Diocese of Worcester. Photos by Susan Saucier and Tanya Connor

By Susan Bailey  | CFP Correspondent Robea Nordman is a mixed-media artist currently residing in Maynard. At the beginning of her career, she had local connections. “I worked as a photojournalist. I freelanced for several publications 

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent   “Catholic education is a beacon of hope. We have to be creative and find as many ways as we can to make this possible for everyone,” said Deborah O’Neil, principal of St. Bernadette Elementary School

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent      “We have inherited a legacy of faith from our ancestors; now it is our turn to pass on a Legacy of Hope to our children and grandchildren,” said Father Leo-Paul LeBlanc, pastor of St. Mary

By Susan Bailey | CFP correspondent PAXTON – An intercollegiate Mass celebrated by Bishop McManus, and a discussion about campus ministry opportunities, were held Saturday at Anna Maria College, an initial step in helping students feel less alone

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent Elizabeth Noone, music director for Blessed Sacrament Parish in Worcester, had noticed some problems with the church’s pipe organ. The instrument, installed in 1928, is an opus 736 Skinner. It was maintained over

By Susan Bailey |  CFP Correspondent      What is a church? Ask any parishioner about their parish and they will speak with fondness, even affection, for the place where they gather. It is inside those doors where couples have

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent Stephen Sullivan, a Northborough policeman, and Frankie Mueller, an ICU nurse at UMass Memorial Hospital, were married May 4 at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Northborough. The wedding was presided over by the pastor

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent     When Father James Steuterman, pastor of St. Richard’s in Sterling, first learned of the Legacy of Hope campaign, he was far from enthusiastic. “I was not happy about it, especially because