Articles By: erik shanabrough

We’re often jealous because we’ve forgotten to be grateful September 21st, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—We should learn to be grateful for what we have rather than being jealous of others’ talents or possessions, Bishop Frank J. Caggiano said in… Read More ››

True Love That Lasts: new video series September 20th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—Best-selling author Jim Steffen’s book “The Secret of Growing True Love That Lasts,” found its way into Bishop Frank J. Caggiano’s hands…and then the pope’s!… Read More ››

Creation must be protected, not exploited, pope says at audience September 17th, 2020 - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Human beings must change their relationship with nature and view it not as an “object for unscrupulous use and abuse” but… Read More ››

Decree on Old Saint Patrick Church, Redding September 16th, 2020 - The Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano By the Grace of God and the Authority of the Apostolic See Bishop of Bridgeport DECREE RELEGATION TO PROFANE… Read More ››

Christian forgiveness has no strings attached September 13th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—Most of us find it difficult to forgive friends and family who may have betrayed us, but Jesus urges us toward complete forgiveness, said Bishop… Read More ››

‘Restless’ Podcasts and Videos Reach Out to Young Adult Catholics September 12th, 2020 - More than 1600 years ago, a proud, brilliant young man who thought he had everything realized he had nothing. He had friends, women, wealth and… Read More ››

September 11, 2001: When John Paul II Grieved With America September 11th, 2020 - VATICAN CITY — As three airliners smashed into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, and Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field on… Read More ››

Bringing Christ to the sick and dying September 10th, 2020 - NORWALK—Every day, Father Paul Sankar, chaplain at Norwalk Hospital, sees opportunities for Catholics to come back to their faith. He encounters people who haven’t been… Read More ››

USCCB Labor Day 2020 Statement September 6th, 2020 - "Behold, I make all things new" (Rev. 21:5) Rebuilding a Dignified Post-COVID World This Labor Day is a somber one. The COVID-19 pandemic goes on.… Read More ››

If you see something, say something September 6th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT--In his weekly online Mass celebrated from the Catholic Center chapel Bishop Frank j. Caggiano said the need to speak the truth may often be… Read More ››

Schools re-open across the diocese September 5th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—Students began returning to Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Bridgeport this week for in-person classes and the start of a new school year. Even… Read More ››

Fr. Frank Winn, 79 September 2nd, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT--The Reverend Frank A. Winn, who became a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport after a successful career in advertising, died in Providence, Rhode Island,… Read More ››

Making Altar Breads August 31st, 2020 - While the pandemic has had an impact on every aspect of parish life, it has also led to a backlog of altar breads that are… Read More ››

Suffering is Essential to Discipleship August 30th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—“Suffering is essential to discipleship,” Bishop Frank J. Caggiano said in his homily during Mass for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. “All discipleship is… Read More ››

Schools Re-opening: ‘First Step in a Return to Normalcy’ August 27th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—As thousands of Catholic elementary and high school students across the diocese prepare to return to in-person classes in early September, Dr. Steven Cheeseman, Superintendent… Read More ››