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In recent years, devotions to the St. Michael the Archangel ,whose name means “who is like God,” have experienced a resurgence.

FITCHBURG – A leading pro-life advocate, Dr. Mark Joseph Rollo, 72, died Aug. 19, with his wife, Annette Claire (Gemme) Rollo, by his side, after they celebrated their 49 years of marriage. Calling hours Friday; funeral Saturday.

This summer Worcester Bravehearts suffered their first losing season in their nine years in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, but their fans still had a lot of fun, and Catholic school grads helped.

Catholic schools in the diocese are seeing, or preparing for, improvements during the 2022-2023 academic year, David Perda, superintendent, told The Catholic Free Press.

SHREWSBURY – Robert R. Pape, 83, a longtime supporter of Catholic education, died peacefully in his home Aug. 21, surrounded by his loving family.

Father Thiago Ibiapina and his listeners drew inspiration from the life and philosophy of Edith Stein during a recent presentation at Annunciation Parish.

Want to include Jesus in your vacation? Lots of people enjoy vacations and may even include daily prayer during such refreshing times. But how many of us have planned a combination vacation and pilgrimage?

Parishioners from St. John, Guardian of Our Lady Parish and the Trivium School community supported William McCann's dream of creating a movie. 'The Liberator' is complete and ready for screening.

WORCESTER – Religious and lay women from the social justice committee of Our Lady of Providence Parish are raising money for their sister school in Haiti with reusable shopping bags they made.

The Catholic Schools Office has retained the services of Partners in Mission to assist in developing a board of limited jurisdiction to assist in the governance of the St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School.

Diocesan operating income did not cover expenses in fiscal 2021, which ended last August. But investments benefitted from a banner year in the financial market.

Shrewsbury's St. Anne’s Human Services staff members received the Citizen of the Year Award from the Knights of Columbus Bishop O’Reilly Assembly.