The purpose of the Office for Vocations video is "to show that we have a very ethnically diverse diocese and vocations come from all different communities.”

ATHOL – A faithful 101-year-old and an eager 5-year-old were among those observing St. Francis of Assisi Church’s 100th anniversary.

Good news and recognitions graced the evening as Serra Club of Northern Worcester County held its 70th anniversary/priest appreciation.

St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury named a makerspace after an alumnus from whose estate the school is to receive $1 million.

Nativity School of Worcester has received a historic $1.8 million gift from the late Catherine Butler, the school announced in a press release this week.

It has been said of the priest that he is to be an “icon of Christ,” a living image of the Lord Jesus. St. Ambrose said of the priest that Christ “made them vicars of love.”