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The Massachusetts Catholic Conference has distributed fliers to be inserted in parish bulletins throughout the four Roman Catholic Dioceses this weekend, imploring parishioners to contact their legislators to voice their opposition to physician assisted suicide.

Pope Francis: “No human being can ever be unfit for life ... Every child who appears in a woman’s womb is a gift that changes a family’s history, the life of fathers and mothers, grandparents and of brothers and sisters. That child needs to be welcomed, loved and nurtured. Always!”

On Divine Mercy Sunday, members of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Worcester recommit to faithfulness as they carry out their mission as Vincentians, according to Susan Treveloni, society president.

When Wally Connor assisted Ukrainian refugees in Poland for a week recently, the Brookfield resident met people who were relieved to escape the Russian bombs and thankful for the aid they received from strangers.

Local Catholics support the people of Ukraine with special prayers, signs of solidarity and financial contributions. 

Sister Mary Barry, R.S.M, a Sister of Mercy for 69 years, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on Wednesday, April 20, at the Christopher House in Worcester. She served as administrator at Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester for many years.

Sue Belfield, the Divine Mercy Coordinator at St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish at St. John the Evangelist Church in Clinton, believes in the chaplet’s power to bring mercy, peace and conversion to those in need. 

Twenty-three youth and adults from different ethnic communities were baptized and/or confirmed Saturday during a joint Easter Vigil on Grafton Hill.

Parishioners in Worcester Diocese meet and offer suggestions on how to improve the Church through meetings and surveys.

Father Charles J. Dumphy recalls years of service in Worcester Diocese and notes that "God is still working" in the church.

May Easter and the promise of the Resurrection enable us to face life’s trials, tragedies and losses with indomitable hope, dauntless courage and peace in our hearts ...

Emerging from coronavirus restrictions, people came in droves to this year’s Chrism Mass on Tuesday, where holy oils were blessed and priesthood was celebrated.

The announcement at Masses last weekend that the three Grafton parishes will be merged has resulted in a variety of reactions from parishioners; some are worried, but others are seeking more vibrancy.

GRAFTON - The three Grafton parishes are to become one parish with a new name effective July 1. St. Mary, St. Philip and St. James will be one parish and Father Father Anthony J. Mpagi will be pastor.

When the nuns at St. Scholastica Priory sought gifts and cards for loved ones, they were frequently disappointed by a vast selection of secular items that weren’t inspiring. So, the sisters made their own inspiring gifts for their Petersham shop.

For many years, members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Cecilia Parish in Leominster have conducted a Lenten food drive for the North County office of Catholic Charities food pantry. 

WORCESTER – One of the most poignant moments of pro-life advocate Pat Castle’s talk at the Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference came when he apologized to a select group of men in the audience for not being there for them.

WORCESTER – Fathers came with their sons, who benefited from the opportunity to attend the Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference. And a grandfather found support for outreach to his grandson there.