This morning at roughly 9:00 AM, a targeted shooting occurred outside of the Catholic Academy of New Haven, located at 351 McKinley Ave. Of the ten shots fired, seven hit the school building, with one bullet entering a pre-kindergarten classroom. No students were harmed. The target of the shooting, an adult male who was [...]
Third Sunday of Advent Reading 1, Is 35:1-6a, 10 The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to them, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will [...]
On the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2019, Pope Francis presented to all the faithful an Apostolic Letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene. The title is "Admirabile signum" (The enchanting image"). He begins, "The enchanting image of the Christmas crèche, so dear to the Christian people, never ceases to [...]
Reverend Robert B. Vargo died on Friday, November 8, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathy to Father Vargo’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A wake will be held on Thursday, November 14, 9:30-10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair At every Mass, one of the prayers proclaims that those present are “in communion with Francis our pope and Leonard our bishop.” Full communion with the pope and the Diocesan Bishop are an essential element of our Catholic faith. One way of expressing the spiritual bond between the [...]
Deacon Raymond Fugere died Sunday, October 27, 2019. He had most recently served at St. Gianna Parish, West Hartford. The Wake will be held at Molloy Funeral Home, West Hartford, Tuesday, October 29, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Mark Church, West Hartford, on [...]
"If you want to know my principal hope for this Synod, it is that the Synod will help transform us from an archdiocese that is managing decline into an archdiocese that is disrupting the decline." - Archbishop Blair
The Archbishop of Hartford, the Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, has entrusted St. Patrick’s in Waterbury to the pastoral care of clergy from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. As of October 27, St. Patrick’s will once again become a territorial Parish and also the home of a new Oratory which will [...]
HARTFORD, Conn. – (October 24, 2019) The Archdiocese of Hartford will this weekend convene delegates from all 132 of its parishes for the third synod in its 175-year history. This meeting will take place from Friday to Sunday at the Hartford Marriott Farmington in Farmington, CT. A synod is an assemblage of clergy and/or [...]
Philip John Looney died Thursday, October 24, 2019. Philip is the brother of Reverend Joseph Looney (Senior Priest). • The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spring Lake, MI, on Friday, November 1, 2019. • A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, [...]