Articles By: Elizabeth Clyons

Drive-through light parade brings joy on St. Nicholas Day December 8th, 2020 - DARIEN—On the evening of December 6, the Feast of St. Nicholas, St. Thomas More Parish in Darien hosted a wonderful St. Nicholas Day drive-through light… Read More ››

Immaculate High School Students: A Shining Light December 4th, 2020 - DANBURY—Local residents in the Danbury area have been deeply touched by the student-initiated efforts made for those living in the community who have been facing… Read More ››

St. Mary’s coat drive reaches out to sister parish December 4th, 2020 - RIDGEFIELD—In early November, St. Mary Parish in Ridgefield hosted a coat drive to benefit the First Communion and Confirmation programs of their sister parish, St.… Read More ››

Advent has begun! December 3rd, 2020 - FAIRFIELD COUNTY—Parishes and schools throughout the diocese have been embracing the Season of Advent in joyful waiting. The students at All Saints in Norwalk have… Read More ››

St. Mary School, Ridgefield Giving Tuesday Success December 3rd, 2020 - RIDGEFIELD—This past Tuesday was Giving Tuesday and many diocesan schools and foundations took part! One notable campaign was that of St. Mary School in Ridgefield,… Read More ››

Immaculate High School Student Athletes Sign Letters of Intent December 2nd, 2020 - DANBURY—Immaculate seniors Celia Preveza, Devin McGovern and Aleksandra Box signed National Letters of Intent as part of National Signing Day to continue their athletic careers… Read More ››

St. Matthew Knights give thanks by ‘leaving no neighbor behind’ November 30th, 2020 - NORWALK—Assisting those most in need is one of the many goals of the Knights of Columbus St. Matthew Council 14360. As part of tradition, the… Read More ››

Seminarians serve others amid pandemic November 25th, 2020 - PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — A century ago, seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood helped bury Philadelphia’s dead in the global Spanish influenza pandemic. This… Read More ››

Virtual Thanksgiving Celebration brings together all faiths November 25th, 2020 - NORWALK—The coronavirus pandemic couldn’t stop a 40-year-old tradition, as the clergies and choirs of Temple Shalom, United Congregational Church and St. Matthew Parish gathered virtually… Read More ››

Use of COVID-19 vaccines is morally acceptable November 24th, 2020 - WASHINGTON (CNS) — While confusion has arisen in recent days in the media over “the moral permissibility” of using the COVID-19 vaccines just announced by… Read More ››

An Advent poster for 2020 November 24th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—Each year, The Leadership Institute creates a poster for Advent, Lent, and Summer. This year’s Advent poster includes “27 Ways to Prepare for Christmas.” Perhaps,… Read More ››

Giving Tuesday to focus on St. Francis Xavier Fund November 23rd, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—The St. Francis Xavier Fund will be the focus of the Giving Tuesday appeal of the Diocese of Bridgeport on Tuesday, December 1. The fund… Read More ››

Queen of Saints Hall serving as COVID testing site November 19th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—To help combat the spread of COVID-19 in the greater Bridgeport area, the Queen of Saints Hall of the Catholic Center is now being used… Read More ››

Christmas Vigil Masses can begin at 2 PM November 18th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—Bishop Frank J. Caggiano has issued a decree permitting the celebration of Christmas Vigil Masses beginning at 2 pm in parishes throughout the Diocese of… Read More ››

Priest serves the sick and dying during pandemic  November 18th, 2020 - STAMFORD—During the COVID-19 pandemic, Father Matthew Mauriello, chaplain of the Knights of Columbus Orinoco Assembly #126, has been serving the sick and dying at St.… Read More ››