Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt dedicates and blesses the new addition to the Church of St. Patrick in Farmington on June 11, 2022, one hundred years to the day the church building was originally dedicated on June 11, 1922. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf FARMINGTON [...]
Julian Alvia, a scholar from St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, honors his teacher, Mrs. Sherrie Gemmell, during the 2022 Archdiocesan Summa Scholars Award Ceremony held on May 17 at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf WEST [...]
Students from St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol were out in front, carrying the banner for the inaugural Connecticut March for Life in Hartford around Bushnell Park. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf HARTFORD – In a day filled with hope and faith, those who [...]
Lindsey Doherty, left, and her husband Dave Doherty meet up with Alex Soucy and his wife Jessica Soucy as they mingle with other young adults at the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Beer Tasting and Cocktail Reception Feb. 11 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Photo by Aaron Joseph [...]
Story by Shelley Wolf Editor’s Note: Each year, the Archdiocese of Hartford awards the St. Joseph Archdiocesan Medal of Appreciation to parish volunteers for commendable service to their parish. Recipients are nominated within their parish for giving of their time and talent. In late 2021, individuals were also nominated for helping their parishes navigate [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair awards the St. Joseph Archdiocesan Medal of Appreciation to Andrew Lombard of St. Damien of Molokai Parish in Windsor, one of 123 parish volunteers nominated by their parish for this prestigious honor during a ceremony on Oct. 17 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Lombard, a carpenter, was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Beginning on Saturday, September 4th, men, women, and children from around the Archdiocese of Hartford will be uniting in prayer, joining together virtually to take part in a 33-Day Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Groups from our Catholic schools, faith formation programs, and parishes are planning to take part in this Consecration, which [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, accompanied onstage by concelebrating priests, leads local Catholics in the liturgy on Aug. 13 during the Synod 2020 Closing Mass at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. A relic of Blessed Michael McGivney, contained in the cross-shaped reliquary on the right, was present to mark his first liturgical memorial, or [...]