Conversations About Race: Sr. Melinda Pellerin July 31st, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—The first of several webinars being hosted by The Leadership Institute, the diocesan Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and the Apostolate for Black Catholics, titled… Read More ››
Monthly Newspaper • DIOCESE OF BRIDGEPORT
Articles By: Elizabeth Clyons
Strategic National Grant to put Laudato Si’ in Action July 22nd, 2020 - WASHINGTON—The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has approved a strategic national grant… Read More ››
St. Peter’s Youth come together to worship and give back July 21st, 2020 - DANBURY—Even during this difficult time, teens at St. Peter Church in Danbury have found ways to safely come together for worship and to give back… Read More ››
Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital July 15th, 2020 - VATICAN CITY—Brazilian Bishop Vital Corbellini of Maraba expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis after receiving a much-needed respirator and temperature gauge for a hospital treating… Read More ››
Fairfield Concerned Citizens to Hold 15th Social Distancing Food Drive for COVID-19 Recovery July 15th, 2020 - FAIRFIELD—A group of Fairfield concerned citizens who started weekly community food drives in March will hold their 15th food drive on Saturday, July 18 from… Read More ››
USCCB Chairmen Welcome Supreme Court Decision July 8th, 2020 - WASHINGTON—The Little Sisters of the Poor recently went to the Supreme Court of the United States again to defend their community against attempts to force… Read More ››
Interactive summer reading list July 6th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT— Looking for a book to take to the beach or enjoy during some downtime? This summer, The Leadership Institute has come out with a… Read More ››
St. Rose of Lima 8th grade graduation! July 1st, 2020 - NEWTOWN—St. Rose School's eighth-grade graduation ceremony took place on Friday, June 26 in the school parking lot. Mr. Gjoka, principal, Mrs. Petrillo, eighth-grade homeroom teacher, Mrs. Bokuniewicz, dean of… Read More ››
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy conducts 2020 commencement exercises July 1st, 2020 - WILTON—On Friday evening, June 12, 2020, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy held commencement exercises for its graduating eighth-grade class. Featured commencement speakers were Clara… Read More ››
Discussion on film 13th June 29th, 2020 - WHAT: Sacred Heart University’s College of Arts & Sciences, department of Catholic studies and Center for Catholic Studies present “Heart Challenges Hate – A Discussion Series: Wrestling… Read More ››
Her faith led him to the Church June 26th, 2020 - When he was a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Thom Field had a feeling one afternoon that he was being “called,” being called to the… Read More ››
New Directory for Catechesis June 25th, 2020 - WASHINGTON—The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has released a new Directory for Catechesis. As the Preface explains, “The criterion that prompted the reflection on… Read More ››
Helping patients find God in a health crisis June 24th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—The seed of Tim Bolton’s vocation was planted shortly after his daughter Kaitlin was born with a chromosomal abnormality in 1993. “My youngest daughter taught… Read More ››
USCCB addresses Indian reservation poverty June 23rd, 2020 - “We have no hope; it will always be like this.” Lakota Sioux resident of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation South Dakota. There are 7 million American Indians in… Read More ››
Chairman Announces Religious Freedom Week June 22nd, 2020 - WASHINGTON— Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, the acting chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty has encouraged Catholics… Read More ››