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Priests of the diocese celebrating significant anniversaries of their ordination this year were recognized at the Chrism Mass Tuesday at St. Paul Cathedral. This year, three priests are celebrating ...

When Father Derek Mobilio met last month in Florida with the four FOCUS missionaries who will serve at Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College this coming school year, he was ...

There’s more to a fish fry than meets the eye – or the palate! People involved with meatless parish meals on Lenten Fridays see reasons for – and benefits of – these get-togethers. Winnie Torres, ...

Many people might dismiss the future of an alcohol-addicted, divorced, depressed dad of five as hopeless. But amazing things can blossom with a little faith. Not only did Joseph F. Whalen return to ...

Bishop McManus ordained seven men ages 27 to 43 to the priesthood Saturday at St. Paul Cathedral, 15 Chatham St., Worcester. Deacons James J. Boulette, Michael D. Hoye and Derek A. Mobilio grew up in ...

Four pastors are retiring this year and one other has chosen to become a senior priest. Bishop McManus has announced the appointment and transfer of pastors, associate pastors, administrators, and ...

Twenty-five years ago Msgr. Robert J. McManus had to shoo away a young seminarian from his office in Our Lady of Providence Seminary and rush over to the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul to meet ...

Each Spring, on behalf of our agencies and ministries, I invite you, our parishioners, to be partners with us in serving the community with charitable, educational and ministerial services. Partners ...

In Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners, Second Edition, James M. DuBois writes “In the Catholic tradition, death is conceptualized as the separation of the soul from the body.” The ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs.” The catechism goes on ...

The St. Thomas More Society of Worcester County will honor the following individuals at its Sixty-Fifth Annual Red Mass on Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Cathedral. A brunch following the Mass will ...