As the Diocese of Worcester celebrates 75 years since its establishment in 1950, The Catholic Free Press took a look back at the events, people and places that helped shape the Catholic Church in ...

A local college student has encountered Jesus’ passion in a meaningful way – in homeless people he and others befriend.

The Mother Teresa Pro-Life Award, the Ruth Pakaluk Pro-Life Youth Award, and the Gospel of Life Award, given annually to individuals who have shown heroic witness to the intrinsic value of each human ...

PAXTON - Sean J. Ryan, most recently from Bellarmine University in Kentucky, is to become the 12th president of Anna Maria College, the institution announced March 6. Mr. Ryan is to succeed current ...

WEST BOYLSTON – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish has declined to press charges against a man who stole donations from a prayer box in the church.

As we participate in the Church's liturgies, we use a complex system of symbols which we often only dimly understand. Learning about the symbols in the Church’s funeral liturgy can create greater ...

FITCHBURG - The legacy of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was celebrated at a 150th anniversary Mass and reception Sunday, and hope was expressed for their ongoing influence ...

Thus, the burial of a deceased Christian is an exercise in hope, as we trust that on the last day, the one we bury with love and dignity will rise again to new life.

Sister Mary Paul Giordano, a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy Community, entered into eternal rest on July 29 at Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in York, Pennsylvania.

Head of school for St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School, Michael Clark, announced Monday that he will be leaving the position at the end of June. On Wednesday, superintendent of Catholic schools, ...

That’s what a popular deacon challenged people attending Saturday’s Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men’s Conference to do. Dead things go with the flow in a river; salmon fight upstream to give life, ...

An estimated 300 Hispanics from several parishes were shown connections between their activities and the annual Partners in Charity appeal at a gathering at St. Joan of Arc Parish on Sunday.