Articles By: erik shanabrough

All Souls Day Masses set for November 2 October 24th, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT—All Souls Day Mass will be celebrated in six cemeteries throughout the diocese on the morning of Tuesday, November 2, at 11 am. The Masses… Read More ››

Scouts to honor Bishop October 19th, 2021 - NEW CANAAN—Bishop Frank J. Caggiano will be honored by Connecticut Yankee Council, the Boy Scouts of America for exemplifying the ideals, character and leadership synonymous… Read More ››

Ambassadors will go into the world “with the power of Christ” October 16th, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT— “Go out together as brothers and sisters with a listening heart and a heart that doesn’t judge. We have the power of Christ,” said… Read More ››

Diocesan delegates commissioned to Synod on Synodality October 16th, 2021 - WESTON—It was a beautiful fall morning this Saturday, October 16, as Bishop Frank J. Caggiano commissioned synod delegates from around the diocese at a special… Read More ››

CAPP conference reflects on Pope Francis’ Call for Inclusion October 11th, 2021 - NEW YORK--Bishop Frank Caggiano, Chair of Catholic Relief Services and Assistant National Ecclesiastical Counselor to CAPP-USA, reflected on “The Health of Nations” in light of… Read More ››

Synod can be Process of Healing, Pope Says October 11th, 2021 - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative,… Read More ››

Bishop issues Decree on Implementation of Traditionis Custodes October 4th, 2021 - Click here to download the PDF version The Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano By the Grace of God and the Authority of the Apostolic See… Read More ››

Diocesan High Schools join Catholic Relief Services Clubs October 3rd, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT-- Three diocesan High Schools have officially joined as Catholic Relief Services (CRS )Clubs to support the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community… Read More ››

Navy chaplain’s heroism ‘a model for us all’ October 2nd, 2021 - WATERBURY — Outside the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a stunning memorial that depicts a Navy chaplain comforting a drowning sailor in a savage… Read More ››

Diaconate Convocation in Darien October 1st, 2021 - DARIEN—Father Michael Bruno, assistant academic dean of St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, will be the keynote speakers at the 2021 Diaconate Convocation of… Read More ››

Ensuring Catholic Cemeteries fulfill their mission September 25th, 2021 - FAIRFIELD—From the time he was a student at Northwestern University in Chicago, Bill Damm has loved history, and in later years, he even embarked on… Read More ››

In wife’s memory, he brings beauty to the cemetery September 19th, 2021 - GREENWICH— Three times a week, Jim Colica visits the grave of his wife of 23 years, Kathy Hanson, who died last year at 66 years… Read More ››

Holy Spirit Speaker Series presents Diane Foley September 8th, 2021 - STAMFORD—The speaker series at Holy Spirit Parish in Stamford is back! On Monday, September 20 at 7 pm, Diane Foley will present “From Darkness Into… Read More ››

Where there’s need, there’s a Knight! September 6th, 2021 - Borrowing from an old 50’s commercial message played this time of year that was universally despised by neighborhood kids as the signal to the end… Read More ››

U.S. bishops calls for economy that works for all September 3rd, 2021 - WASHINGTON (CNS) — The “present ills of our economy” invite Catholics to reflect on ways to propose new and creative responses to vital human needs… Read More ››