WEST BOYLSTON – For much of his life, the late Father Walter J. Riley, a priest of the Diocese of Worcester, was passionate about visiting Civil War battlefields and collecting Civil War memorabilia.

(OSV News) – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced Feb. 9. No date or location for the ...

A Massachusetts novena for peace and the canonization of a European ruler, with connections to the Worcester diocese, was held Sunday at St. Paul Cathedral. Bishop McManus celebrated Mass, the fifth ...

This year the diocese’s African Ministry is focusing on helping the men in its communities to fulfill their responsibilities and bring their families to Jesus. “Each year we come up with a theme,” ...

WORCESTER – Hope, despite darkness in the world, was a central theme at the Worcester diocese’s closing of the Jubilee Year. Bishop McManus, joined by Archbishop Michael W. Banach (originally from the ...

Years ago, our young adult group was asked to go door-to-door in our inner-city parish “evangelizing.” We knew evangelicals did this by asking people, “Have you met Jesus?” and Jehovah’s Witnesses ...

GARDNER – Bishop McManus shared some of his experiences of hope on Sunday, during his tenth and final visit to a Worcester diocesan pilgrimage church for the Jubilee Year of Hope. He also brought ...

With the approach of the 12th annual Celebrate Priesthood! Taste of the Diocese Gala, to thank priests and raise money for their retirement needs, we offer this snapshot of the life of a newly ...

WORCESTER - It’s easy to spot the new St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School boys’ soccer coach during games. He’s the one wearing a cassock. Father Michael D. Hoye coached his first game as the new St ...

SPENCER – The Trappist monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey live a contemplative life of prayer and work – and they have been doing so for 200 years – 75 of those years in the town of Spencer. On Aug. 1, a ...

Saturday’s ordination of two men to the priesthood was filled with emotion. “It was very emotional and moving,” said Jacqueline Sullivan, whose son Zachary Sullivan is one of the two new priests. “I ...

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 ...