SPRINGFIELD — The Pray3000 Vocations Initiative will kick off Oct. 24-25, with pastors asking parishioners to take a pledge to pray for an increase in priestly vocations in the Diocese of Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD- Bishop William D. Byrne has named Father Michael Pierz as the next Chancellor of the Diocese of Springfield. This appointment will become official on Nov. 1, but the transition will begin ...

SPRINGFIELD – Bishop William D. Byrne is supporting a new effort which seeks to suspend and ultimately repeal the abortion expansion law passed in the final hours of the legislative session and signed ...

CHICOPEE— A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Elms College to celebrate the opening of the D’Amour ...

HOLYOKE – The Rev. Joseph P. Marchese, a priest of the Diocese of Springfield and a member of the Ordination Class of 1969, died on Oct. 23. He was 83 years old. Born May 1, 1943 to the late Anthony C ...

(OSV News) — When Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer realized a number of young Catholics were abandoning their faith in the name of science, he decided to do something about it: Create a new study Bible.

SPRINGFIELD – Bishop William D. Byrne announced a new Strategic Realignment Initiative to examine how to best meet the needs and carry out the mission of the church in western Massachusetts given the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican announced Tuesday evening. “The ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortion is seeking signatures for an initiative petition in attempt to remove abortion as a constitutional right. Close to 75,000 ...

SPRINGFIELD – Two longtime administrators and veteran educators from St. Stanislaus School in Chicopee are retiring with the ending of this academic year. Franciscan Sister of St. Joseph Cecelia Haier ...

(OSV News) — Two priests renowned for their efforts to promote devotion to the Divine Mercy have been appointed leaders of their congregation’s provincialate. The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against the federal government Oct. 5 over a policy it said prohibits priests from distributing Communion and hearing confessions ...