Young adults, members of Hartford for Life, pray to end abortion outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in West Hartford as part of a 40 Days for Life prayer vigil sponsored by the Archdiocese of Hartford. (Photo by Shelley Wolf/Archdiocese of Hartford) Story by Shelley Wolf WEST HARTFORD – Men [...]
The recent lawsuit by FACS involves a disagreement about how Trustees are to be appointed and/or renewed on the Board of Trustees of that organization. It concerns the manner of governance of FACS and the proper role of the Archbishop of Hartford when an entity is a supporting corporation of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Deacon Robert D. Newbery, ordained a deacon in 1986, died on Monday, October 4, 2021. Deacon Newbery most recently served in active ministry at Saint Therese Church in Granby. We ask you to keep his son, Raymond, and all his family in your prayers. Due to our recent Archdiocesan email outage, we must offer [...]
Men gather in the stands for the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in September 2020 at New Britain Stadium, where they listened to dynamic speakers, participated in the Mass, and shared a day of faith and fraternity. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf NEW BRITAIN – Last year, when [...]
Reverend James Francis Leary, Class of 1968, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Fr. Leary served in various parishes and assignments in the Archdiocese prior to his retirement, most recently as the Pastor of Saint Peter Claver Church in West Hartford. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Leary’s loved ones at this time [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair announced today the appointment of Valerie Mara as Superintendent of the Archdiocese’s Catholic schools. Mrs. Mara has held the post of interim superintendent since February and previously served as Adjunct to the Vicar for Education, Research, and Policy. “For the past six months, Mrs. Mara has led our schools admirably, [...]