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Father Chester J. Misiewicz, a world-traveler, teacher and pastor, retired July 1 and gave away most of his personal library of an estimated 12,000 books.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I stood at an office window in Plainfield, New Jersey, with tears in my eyes and fear in my heart.

WORCESTER - Sister Anne Frances Rhilinger, 91, of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died Friday at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center. Her funeral is Thursday.

Patty Provost was on hand for the Notre Dame Academy field hockey team’s season opener, but for the first time in school history she didn’t coach the Rebels.

Steve Karlen, North American director of the 40 Days for Life, visited the site of the Worcester campaign to offer encouragement.

Maintenance work is underway on the bell tower of St. Paul Cathedral, thanks in part to the Legacy of Hope Capital Campaign

Many Anna Maria College students had not been born yet when the planes crashed into the World Trade Centeon 9/11/01 but they contributed to an anniversary ceremony nevertheless.

Participants in the Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference were given ways to combat evil.

WEBSTER – Attempts to curtail the Catholic Church are prevalent in the United States, Bishop McManus said at the Women’s Conference Saturday.

WEBSTER - The Sept. 11 Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference focused on evil in society and in individuals, and offered tools for combating it.

Homeless, elders and grandparents are among people in the community served by Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Milford.

St. Peter’s Free Medical Program is offered Thursday evenings in St. Peter Parish’s gym at 929 Main St.,Worcester. It’s a sister program of St. Anne’s Free Medical Program in Shrewsbury.

The St. Paul Knights are scheduled to open their football season at noon, at home, Saturday against Nipmuc Regional High School of Upton.

Catholic schools in Worcester were required to start implementing mask-wearing indoors today, after a mandate from the city health department that included all schools.

We’re supposed to spread the faith, and one of the best places to do that is a Catholic school. So says Jay Sweet, new principal of Holy Family Academy in Gardner.

There are unseen, spiritual consequences since one of the worst aviation disasters in United States history, TWA Flight 800’s explosion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2019, 15.7 percent of Fitchburg residents lived in poverty. The city is counted among the top 10 poorest cities in Massachusetts. And with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of its residents continue to struggle.

MILLVILLE – Bishop McManus made a plea for today’s wayward young people at a novena to St. Augustine, a converted sinner. The novena also sought the prayers of that sinner’s mother, St. Monica. And, it was held at a parish named for him, St. Augustine Parish.

NORTHBOROUGH – They adorned their church with 850 roses, each representing a person, in honor of St. Rose of Lima. But the flowers weren’t the most important gift, the pastor said.