Berkshire County Catholics are gathering to reflect on the mission of the church as part of a global synod. Pope Francis wants parishes to gauge parishioners feelings on the church s
A new permanent administrator will guide Catholic churches in Adams and Cheshire and their former lead priest, the Rev. Barrent Pease, is out. Bishop William D. Byrne announced the
SPRINGFIELD The Rev. William D. Byrne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., was named by Pope Francis on Wednesday as the 10th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield.A native of Washington, D.C., Byrne, 56, will replace.
The Catholic priest in Adams who sought to dedicate a Christmas Mass to the religious conversion of Jews will not attend those rites in his parish this weekend.
The Springfield Diocese has reversed a plan to dedicate this week s Midnight Mass at an Adams church to the cause of converting Jews to Christianity. A parishioner spoke up