NEW BEDFORD — The beauty of the landmark granite edifice that is St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Summer Street has struck parishioners and visitors for generation after generation. The time has come for ...

NEW BEDFORD — For something to survive two centuries in the city is remarkable and that’s exactly the milestone being celebrated at St. Lawrence Martyr Church. “It’s actually the oldest church in the ...

In a way, it’s always been the goal of the Buffalo Mass Mob to “blow the roof off” churches in Buffalo. At least, in the metaphorical sense of packing them to the rafters and splitting them at the ...

Ten years ago, a group of Brookline residents decided to fight against the Catholic Church. Some called them “renegades,” but the group was hardly made up rebellious types. Instead, the roughly 60 ...

Ask most people what they know about St. Lawrence and they will mention his being martyred on a gridiron. We know he was a deacon who was martyred and killed on Aug. 10; many of the other details, ...