BY RAYMOND L. DELISLE | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 22 parishes are kicking off their parish appeals for Partners in Charity this month. Why just 22? “Last year we tried a phased-in approach so we could work more closely with each parish,” said Michael P. Gillespie, director of the Office of Stewardship and Development, which oversees the annual appeal.

BY BILL DOYLE | CFP CORRESPONDENT Seminarian Peter Bui believes he was destined to become a priest even before he was born. “You can call it destiny or God’s providence,” he said from Theological College, the national seminary of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

BY BILL DOYLE | CFP CORRESPONDENT Since 1847, St. John’s Cemetery has served the community as a final resting place in the Diocese of Worcester. “We’re here to assist families in time of need,” said Michele McCarthy, office manager of the diocesan cemetery system