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John and Therese Boucher exclaim: To evangelize others, you don’t need to be an expert; you just need to have experienced Jesus’ love.

Our Lady of the Valley School is planning to build the Grace Rett Athletic Complex and Education Center at the school, named after a former student.

SHREWSBURY – Interest in an eighth grade at St. John’s High School was so great that the school changed its original plans and added that grade for this fall.

Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionaries to Worcester Polytechnic Institute will not only support students in their vocational callings, but they’ll also be able to help them grow in faith.

A large family, a strict principal and 100 years of life didn’t deprive Eulysse Allain, a former church custodian, of humor – or faith. He and family shared their memories.

Following the Catholic Church’s commitment to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Bishop McManus announced Wednesday that Lee F. Bartlett III has been laicized at his request.

An apostolic administrator is a bishop who is appointed by the Pope to see to the good order and administration of a diocese that is awaiting the appointment of a permanent bishop or ordinary.

Pope Francis appointed Bishop McManus Apostolic Administrator for Diocese of Springfield, while he remains Bishop of Worcester, effective immediately.

Praying while you take a walk in the woods is a simple way to celebrate God’s creation. The Environmental Stewardship Ministry of the Diocese is encouraging you to do just that.

Worcester is not the only diocese that has a higher number of seminary applicants this year, according to Father Donato Infante III, director of the Office for Vocations.

Whether it’s a parish patron, a favorite of parishioners, or a family member, local priests are seeking help during the coronavirus pandemic – from those who’ve gone before us.

John and Therese Boucher offer four simple steps that anyone can do to share their faith today.

“Racial hatred and discrimination are more than glaring social injustices; they are also a direct affront to God,” Father Enoch Kyeremateng said.

For a glimpse into the life of the monks at St. Joseph Abbey in Spencer, let’s hear from their new leader, Trappist Abbot Vincent Rogers, 68.

Serving with me is Father Charles Omolo, a priest of our diocese whose family is rooted in Kenya. This summer we were blessed with the ministry of Seminarian Peter Bui, whose family roots are in Vietnam.

After a summer of deliberation, the three Catholic colleges and universities in the Worcester Diocese have made their plans for the Fall 2020 semester.

Catholic schools in the Diocese, which have long prayed for increased enrollment, now have waiting lists – due to the coronavirus.

Superintendent of Catholic Schools David Perda talks to Communications Director/Chancellor Raymond L. Delisle about plans for the opening of Catholic schools in this Q&A.

Catholic diocesan and parochial schools announced their plans for re-opening elementary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Worcester on Monday, according to David Perda, Superintendent of Catholic Schools.

Visitation House in Worcester is continuing its work with mothers and babies, thanks to Evelyn “Eve” Lindquist, executive director for 13 years, and her successor, Grace Cheffers.