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.

(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.

(OSV News) — Addressing a delegation from the Special Olympics, Pope Leo XIV recalled his own great fondness of sports and invited them to live holy lives following the example of St. Pier Giorgio ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid an ongoing financial crisis for the organization, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) is selling the property of its only Manhattan facility, a location where New ...

SPRINGFIELD – Throughout the spring and summer months, a number of diocesan and religious order priests in the Springfield Diocese were reassigned. Others left for medical leaves and some retired.

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 ...

Father Barrent Pease will become administrator of St. John Paul II Parish, Adams, and St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Cheshire. Father Paul Norman will become administrator of St. Mary and All ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December, the president of the U.S. Conference ...

SPRINGFIELD – Father Thomas Lisowski, a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, has had his full priestly faculties restored, including the pastorate of St. Patrick Parish, Northfield, by ...

SPRINGFIELD — Bishop William D. Byrne has written a clear and concise rejection of the recent last minute legislation extending abortion up to birth. Abortion is a very serious topic. I think we can ...

PARIS (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV urged 80,000 young people gathered at the Stade de France Sept. 25 to pursue holiness, peace and a “living relationship with Jesus” during an evening prayer vigil that ...