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06/21/2026

WORCESTER – People representing various countries happily shared ethnic foods and dances at St. Paul Cathedral’s 150th anniversary festival today.

06/19/2026

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06/17/2026

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06/12/2026

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06/12/2026

06/10/2026

06/08/2026

WORCESTER - The Sts. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker community on Mason Street celebrated its 40th anniversary this weekend with Mass in the back yard for the feast of Corpus Christi. “Thank you for your ministry,” Msgr. Francis J. Scollen, sacramental minister at St. Peter Parish, told these Catholics who have worked and sacrificed for justice and peace in multiple ways. “God has directed you. We need you.” He and house co-founders Scott and Claire Schaeffer-Duffy shared stories of the power of the Eucharist. Others shared memories of people involved over the years.

06/05/2026

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June 5 eEdition: Bishop announces clergy transfers | Pastoral planning in Worcester: parishes to merge, one church to close | PAS bills in front of state legislature | Nation to be consecrated to the Sacred Heart June 11 ... and more

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05/31/2026

Two Worcester parishes are to merge into another Worcester parish and one of the church buildings is to close, Bishop McManus announced in a May 28 letter.

The letter says that, effective July 1, St. Christopher and Our Lady of the Rosary parishes will be merged into Our Lady of Providence Parish, which will use its present St. Bernard Church, and Our Lady of the Rosary Church for Masses. St. Christopher Church will close.

Two Worcester parishes are to merge into another Worcester parish and one of the church buildings is to close, Bishop McManus announced in a May 28 letter.

05/29/2026

Read about Pope Leo's encycical on AI, the Diocese of Worcester's diaconate ordination and view the special section congratulating the Class of 2026 in this week's edition of The Catholic Free Press here: https://digital.catholicfreepress.org/Catholic-Free-Press-05292026-e-Edition/1/