The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the “continued improvement” in his...
Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery has progressed so normally that the Vatican on Friday stopped providing morning updates confirming he had woken up and had breakfast, even as questions...
When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before...
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Community members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend, Oregon, after the deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School...
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass on Oct. 16, 2026, in a makeshift chapel on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering from lung surgery on Oct...
Father John Henault, a Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, spoke with The Catholic Free Press by phone from Haiti in anticipation of World Mission Sunday this weekend.
In this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday (Oct. 18) and the 75th anniversary of the World Mission Rosary that Blessed Fulton J. Sheen designed, the Worcester diocese is among places leading that rosary online for global participation.
WORCESTER – It’s apple picking season. So it’s nearly time for Jackie St. Martin and her sisters to start making applesauce. They donate their earnings to St. Mary Health Care Center. The Catholic health ministry is a skilled nursing and long-term care facility at 39 Queen St.
St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Westborough is holding Alpha programs for the fourth year, and this fall the parish is branching out by offering them at two restaurants in the town as well as the parish hall.
Mrs. Burns was led to found The Feminine Project to “bring together Catholic women to cultivate our minds and build community in order to restore authentic femininity, the home and heart of society.”
The Hundred Acre Wood is filled with characters who are very different — from the anxious Piglet to the controlling Rabbit and know-it-all Owl — yet, despite their differences, these characters form...