Googling ‘Prayer’ has Skyrocketed with Coronavirus Spread April 4th, 2020 - ROME (CNS)— Google searches for "prayer" have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of COVID-19, according to a European researcher. The… Read More ››

Fairfield U Responds to Community Needs Amid Health Crisis April 3rd, 2020 - FAIRFIELD—True to its Jesuit mission, Fairfield’s faculty, staff, and students continue to serve those in need and on the front lines during this unprecedented time.… Read More ››

Knights: Core Values as Answer to Pandemic April 2nd, 2020 - NEW HAVEN—As the United States confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights of Columbus is asking its vast volunteer network of approximately 1.25 million U.S. members… Read More ››

SHU: Online Chats About Homeschooling April 2nd, 2020 - FAIRFIELD—Sacred Heart University’s Alumni Association is hosting weekly discussions on Facebook Live for parents, educators and administrators about successfully homeschooling children during this time of… Read More ››

St. Rose teacher brings joy through math April 2nd, 2020 - NEWTOWN—St. Rose of Lima Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Donna Rahtelli travelled to all 17 of her students' houses yesterday, April 1, to put a Math lesson… Read More ››

Online Giving helps parishioners in need April 2nd, 2020 - NORWALK—During this time of uncertainty, many of our parishes are stepping up to meet a need wherever that may be. St. Matthew Parish in Norwalk… Read More ››

A parish nurse’s mission of physical and spiritual healing April 1st, 2020 - SHELTON—Rayna Salemme has a special ministry, a ministry that provides physical healing and spiritual healing. As parish nurse at St. Margaret Mary Church, she offers… Read More ››

Pope calls for help for homeless March 31st, 2020 - VATICAN CITY—As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to… Read More ››

Parishes offer innovative ways to receive the sacraments March 31st, 2020 - MONORE—As a reminder that God is always near, especially in times of trouble, our parishes are going to great lengths to provide parishioners with spiritual… Read More ››

A Covid-19 Lenten Prayer March 31st, 2020 - GREENWICH—A Greenwich parishioner who is ill and under quarantine wrote this beautiful prayer and asked that Fairfield County Catholic print it anonymously. The writer reports… Read More ››

Reflection from Father Chris Ford March 31st, 2020 - DANBURY—Many of our pastors and parish priests have been keeping up with their parishioners through letters, posts and emails. The following reflection is from Father… Read More ››

Taking Jesus door to door March 31st, 2020 - (Editor’s note: The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and how we worship God. Few can recall churches ever being closed,… Read More ››

‘What we do for others, we do for Christ’ March 30th, 2020 - TRUMBULL—When Kelly Anne Murphy talks about the good works the Church does, she recalls her grandmother Margaret Conlisk, an immigrant from County Mayo who like… Read More ››

Thomas Merton Center Receives Award from Sacred Heart University March 30th, 2020 - BRIDGEPORT—On Monday, March 30, The Thomas Merton Center was informed that due to the program’s collaboration with Sacred Heart University’s College of Health Professions, the… Read More ››

OLF Catholic Academy: Staying Connected Despite the Distance March 30th, 2020 - WILTON—While cases of COVID-19 continue to rise and opportunities for face-to-face learning become comprised, schools around the diocese and across Connecticut have had to adjust… Read More ››