Deacon Donald Thomas Gallucci died on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the age of 92. Deacon Gallucci was ordained to the permanent diaconate on June 17, 1980 by Archbishop John F. Whealon. He was assigned to St. Mary Parish in Union City and then St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Naugatuck. He retired to [...]
Story by Shelley Wolf Gloria Purvis, host of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” shares a moment with Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt at this year’s Social Justice Dinner and Awards at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Photo by Aaron Joseph PLANTSVILLE – When Gloria Purvis was at Mass in Washington, D.C., some [...]
Reverend Joseph T. Montgomery, Class of 1958, died on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Fr. Montgomery served at many parishes in the Archdiocese prior to his retirement, most recently at Holy Spirit in Newington as Assistant Pastor. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Montgomery’s loved ones at this time of loss and offer them [...]
Deacon Thomas Francis Delehanty died on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the age of 92. Deacon Thomas was ordained to the permanent diaconate on June 6, 1987 by Archbishop John F. Whealon. Deacon Thomas most recently served at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in West Simsbury. We extend our deepest sympathy to Deacon Thomas’ loved [...]
Maribeth Stewart Blogoslawski, a parishioner in the Archdiocese of Hartford, meets with Pope Francis to share the work of her organization’s members. She is vice president general and regional vice president, North America, for the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations. Photo © Vatican Media Story by Shelley [...]
Nearly 600 men packed the auditorium at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford for the daylong Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference. Photo by Aaron Joseph. By Joe Pisani WEST HARTFORD — Almost 600 Catholic men, from 13 years old to 85, gathered for the 15th annual Connecticut Catholic [...]
As part of his commitment to helping the poor in the City of Hartford and those in need of medical care and food in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair blesses the new Cathedral Community Center during the opening day ceremonies. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story [...]