Mass for Life 2026

WORCESTER – After the diocese’s annual Mass for Life Wednesday at St. Paul Cathedral, Bishop McManus joins awardees, from left: WPI chaplain Father Alfredo R. Porras (Gospel of Life Award); Sister Marie Jean Schildknecht, of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and Cecily Rochman, representing the St. John the Baptist Pro-Life League of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Still River (Ruth V. K. Pakaluk Pro-Life Youth Award); and J. Brian Benestad, retired Assumption University theology professor, and Joseph Godek, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish in Worcester (Mother Teresa Pro-Life Award).