The number of reported monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now up to seven.
An adult man, who recently traveled out of the country, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, June 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The department has not released any more information about this individual.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag.
Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5 through 8, is endorsing movements that contradict Catholic teaching and defying his authority as the head of the diocese.
