Articles By: Renee Stamatis

‘Let Us Enter the Upper Room with the Lord’ February 17th, 2021 - Haga clic aquí para ver la versión en español de este artículo » My dear friends in Christ, for the last year, we have faced… Read More ››

Immaculate’s Mock Trial Team Has Strong Start February 11th, 2021 - DANBURY—Immaculate High School’s Mock Trial Team had its first competition on Friday, January 29. The competition was hosted virtually but it was still a great… Read More ››

Catholic School Educators and Staff Recognized for Innovation and Leadership February 9th, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT—Foundations in Education, Inc (FIE) is pleased to announce the 2021 Innovation and Leadership Grants awards totaling nearly $140,000 to benefit Catholic schools in the… Read More ››

‘We’ll make this school full again’ February 8th, 2021 - DANBURY—In September, St. Joseph School was inundated with parents who wanted to enroll their children—so many that the Catholic school had to add classes. Unlike… Read More ››

Former editor pens a great ‘Escape’ February 4th, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT—“Indiana Jones with a pen” is how Joseph McAleer describes the subject of his entertaining new book, a biography of a British adventurer at the… Read More ››

Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S. February 4th, 2021 - VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis said that unless there is a serious new wave of COVID-19 infections in Iraq, he has every intention of visiting the country… Read More ››

World must realize common humanity or fall apart February 4th, 2021 - VATICAN CITY—The world must begin to realize its shared humanity in order to live peacefully, otherwise it risks falling apart in endless conflicts, Pope Francis… Read More ››

Young adults become disciples of Christ at ‘the Crossroads’ February 4th, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT—When Alex Soucy and his friend Travis Moran got on the bus for Philadelphia to attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in 2015, they never… Read More ››

Applications for FIF youth grants are live February 1st, 2021 - BRIDGEPORT—As St. John Paul II said of young people, “The Church needs your energies, your enthusiasm, your youthful ideals, in order to make the Gospel… Read More ››

Keep fighting, pro-life advocates told marchers February 1st, 2021 - WASHINGTON—Although the 2021 March for Life was far different from the previous 47 annual marches to protest the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion, organizers and… Read More ››

National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 28 January 26th, 2021 - WASHINGTON—The on-site evening program for the January 28 National Prayer Vigil for Life will take place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the… Read More ››

National Prayer Vigil for Life January 26th, 2021 - WASHINGTON—For 47 years, people of all faiths, denominations, races and backgrounds have gone to Washington to march for life and stand against abortion. Thousands of… Read More ››

‘Together Strong’: Local March for Life Draws Faithful Supporters January 25th, 2021 - TRUMBULL—Recognizing the power of praying the rosary and the on-going movement to repeal Roe v. Wade, parishioners from the Diocese of Bridgeport and beyond gathered… Read More ››

Sacred Scripture needs to be respected and valued January 25th, 2021 - VATICAN CITY—In preparation for the Sunday of the Word of God January 24, the Vatican issued recommendations for the day as well as reminders on… Read More ››

God calls us to conversion at every stage of life January 25th, 2021 - ROME—In his catechesis ahead of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis took his cue from the day’s Gospel (Mk 1:14-20), in which Jesus begins… Read More ››