Fourth Sunday of Advent Reading 1: Is 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask!  I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Meriden, CT - Twenty-three crosses dot the front lawn of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Meriden to honor the victims of the Aug. 3rd shooting in El Paso, TX. The crosses, made by St. Rose parishioners, display the victims’ names and ages. There is an extra cross to remind believers to pray for [...]

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 HARTFORD, Conn. (July 10, 2019) – On Wednesday, July 10, Archbishop of Hartford Leonard P. Blair, Bishop of Bridgeport Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Norwich Michael R. Cote, Bishop of the Ukrainian [...]

Protecting Our Children: A Family’s Response, a new video produced by the Knights of Columbus, offers families a deeply personal – and profoundly practical – account of how one Knight and his family addressed their son’s abuse by a close family friend. The video presents parents with the scope and scale of the risks [...]

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 [...]