At 72, music minister Steve Sonia cannot imagine retiring. “I love what I do,” he said. “I’ve been so lucky to have wonderful pastors.”

WORCESTER - Jesus’ wounds and a priest’s disappointment were used to point out God’s mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday last weekend.

Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, hopes to bring the sale of its Mulberry Street property to a conclusion in the next few months.

Abbot Xavier Connelly of St. Benedict Abbey in Still River, died April 8. His funeral is Friday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Cecilia Church, 170 Mechanic St., Leominster.

In 1955, when Father Robert G. Howes envisioned "Operation Crossroads," he was a pastor at St. Mary Church in Jefferson.

Last August, Ernie Chaplin began organizing a Catholic men’s group in Hopedale and soon thereafter learned he would need the group's spiritual support.