The Diocese of Worcester is beginning the process of gathering local input for a synod on the Church with surveys available to individuals and groups.

Funeral Mass for Father Robert E. Gariepy, 91, military chaplain, will be held on Friday, Feb. 18,  at 11 a.m. in St. Cecilia Church, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster.

Students connect with the saints through efforts of staff at All Saints Academy in Webster

If Partners in Charity did not pay for his education, seminarian Peter Bui said he could not have afforded to attend school at a cost of about $40,000 a year. 

Campaign to begin in 22 parishes this month with the majority beginning in March.

Masks in school become a personal choice, barring any standing directives from local boards of health, as of Feb. 28, Superintendent of Catholic Schools David Perda said Thursday.

Bishop McManus will be the keynote speaker for the 17th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics and Spirituality Conference, scheduled to take place online Feb. 11-13.

MARLBOROUGH – Sister Joyce Snyder, (Sister Marie Irene of the Cross), 81, a  Sister of St. Anne, died Feb. 1 at Alliance Health Care at Marie Esther Center.

WORCESTER - Deacon John Newell Barton, passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, at home, surrounded by his family.

WORCESTER – St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School has hired a director of institutional advancement, Sherry Leger Callahan.

There are four Christian words that even the most secularized, inactive Catholics may understand: God, Jesus, Bible, and Church. Due to our Christian roots, “Jesus” is one of the most widely used.

“We’re here to assist families in time of need,” said Michele McCarthy, office manager of St. John’s Cemetery. The diocesan cemetery system is assisted by Partners in Charity.

Catholic School Week assignment helps students celebrate America. Essays on display for open houses at St. Mary's Elementary School in Shrewsbury.

Robin Resteghini, school nurse at St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School, was lauded for her faithful service to students and staff amid trying times at the new school.

Bishop tells students at St. Bernadette Elementary School about the value of a Catholic education and how it can prepare them to serve others.

Anticipating Saturday’s storm that ended up dumping more than a foot of snow on Central Massachusetts, parishes in the Worcester Diocese made a variety of announcements, many of them on Facebook.

Dan Egan, a world-renowned skier, will speak at the Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference, scheduled for Saturday, April 2, at Assumption University.

Many public schools were closed for in-person instruction and the Catholic schools, which stayed open in the last school year, got new families. Many new students have stayed because they liked what they experienced.

The campaign has raised $31,736,239 toward the $32 million goal. Donations are still being received, according to Michael P. Gillespie, director of the diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development. 

A brother and sister - twins - play together on the at St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School hockey team.