Reverend Robert J. St. Martin, Class of 1956, died Thursday, May 16, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathy to Father St. Martin’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A Wake will be held on Friday, May 24, 2018, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., at [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair During this month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, I would like to reflect a bit on her “yes” to God at the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to her with the message that she was to conceive and bear a son. Mary’s “yes” is the [...]
WATERBURY — Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt will celebrate the Second Annual Mountaintop Mass at Holy Land USA on April 28, honoring the life and legacy of Venerable Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus and Waterbury native. Co-sponsored by the Holy Land Foundation and the Knights of Columbus, the Mass will be [...]
The Office of Radio and Television of the Archdiocese of Hartford has announced the addition of a new channel, WCTX, channel 59, to expand coverage for the daily television Mass. Adding this second major television outlet extends the daily Mass to a wider audience in Connecticut, including Fairfield County, and parts of New York and [...]
For Immediate Release: Contacts: Fr. James Shanley, David Elliott Secretariat for Communications and Public Relations Archdiocese of Hartford 134 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06105 860-541-6491 The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford, is pleased to announce that 14 members of the Archdiocese have received Papal Honors from His Holiness Pope Francis on [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair shakes hands with Margaret Calamita of St. Ambrose Parish in North Branford and awards her the St. Joseph Medal of Appreciation during a ceremony on March 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. One of 129 volunteers honored for exemplary service, Calamita currently volunteers as a funeral ministry [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair For those of us Christians who live in the Northern Hemisphere, the meaning of Easter that we will soon be celebrating is reflected in nature. After a dark, cold and often dreary winter, Easter comes in spring. The earth is about to be garlanded with new life, the song [...]
The Public Health Committee of the CT General Assembly will be holding a public hearing this Monday, March 18, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.regarding physician-assisted suicide (Bill number: HB 5898 An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients). The CT Catholic Conferences strongly opposes HB 5898; and is asking others to do the same [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Fr. James Shanley, David Elliott Secretariat for Communications and Public Relations Archdiocese of Hartford 134 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 (860) 541-6491 OR Maria Maynard Deputy Superintendent of Catholic Schools (860) 242-5573, ext. 2657 HARTFORD, Conn. –(March 14, 2019) The Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis of the Archdiocese of [...]