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Pilgrims from Connecticut receive pope's blessing

VATICAN CITY, ROME – The Reverends Jeffrey Romans, Marcin Pluciennik and Jose Mercado are shown here in Rome with suitcases filled with 3,000 rosaries to be blessed by Pope Francis and later distributed to the faithful in Connecticut. Eighty people from the Archdiocese of Hartford attended the papal audience in Rome with Pope Francis on Wednesday, May 21, and received his blessing. Prior to the pilgrims' leaving for Rome, Archbishop Henry J. Mansell was able to secure special seating for th...

Pope prays for victims of Oklahoma tornado

Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20. The tornado touched down outside Oklahoma City leaving a 20-mile path of death and destruction. (CNS photo/Gene Blevins, Reuters)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the death fluctuated from the massive tornado that struck near Oklahoma City May 20, Pope Francis offered a special prayer for the victims during his early morning Mass May 21, offered his condolences through his Twitter account and through a message t...

Archbishop Mansell leading Year of Faith pilgrimage

Father Jeffrey V. Romans, secretary to Archbishop Henry J. Mansell and chair of the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Year of Faith committee, checks in one of 80 people who left for Italy aboard airport-bound buses from the Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield on May 20.
Archbishop Mansell is leading the archdiocese's Year of Faith pilgrimage, which includes an audience with Pope Francis on May 22 and tours of Assisi, Siena, Florence, Padua and Venice before departing M...

Gosnell's conviction shows ‘ugliness of abortion,’ Archbishop Chaput says

Page 74 from the grand jury report on Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Philadelphia abortion clinic shows a photo of jars containing severed feet. (CNS photo)

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – Dr. Kermit Gosnell may have been convicted May 13 of murder at his Philadelphia abortion clinic, but "nothing can bring back the innocent children he killed, or make up for the vulnerable women he exploited," said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
And, he added, "the repugnance of his clinic conditions...

East Catholic community prepares food for Ugandans

East Catholic High School students, faculty and staff help to prepare more than 45,000 nutritious meal packets for shipment to Uganda as part of the “Feeding Children Everywhere” campaign.
The school community weighed, bagged and packaged lentils, rice, spices and dehydrated fruit.
The initiative was brought to East Catholic by student Grace Mazzarella, who took part in the project at her church. She thought that the program would have more impact at East Catholic, where all studen...

Archdiocese of Hartford welcomes seven new priests

Archbishop Henry J. Mansell ordained seven men to the priesthood on May 11 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.
The new priests are Father William Agyemang, Father Piotr (Peter) Buczek, Father Michael T. Casey, Father Timothy S. Hickey, Father John R. Mariano, Father Carlos Piedrahita and Father Michael Santiago.
See photo gallery here. Story to come. (Photo by Jack Sheedy)

Under soot: Spring cleaning means sometimes finding forgotten gems

This is a detail view of what a Vatican Museum official believes may be the first painted depictions of Native Americans. The male figures appear just below the depiction of the risen Christ in Pintoricchio's fresco of "The Resurrection" in the Vatican's Borgia Apartments. (CNS photo/courtesy of Vatican Museums)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A little bit of spring cleaning or a much needed renovation can turn up the most unexpected things – especially if you're sprucing up or digging through ...

Pope tells sisters that living with Jesus outside Church is absurd

Sisters line up to receive Communion in this file photo from the Eucharistic Congress in Washington in 2009. (Photo by Bob Mullen/The Catholic Photographer)
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis told leaders of women’s religious orders today that their vocations can only be recognized within the fold of the Church.
“Your vocation is a fundamental charism for the Church's journey and it isn't possible that a consecrated woman or man might 'feel' themselves not to be with the Church...

Sacred Heart youngsters see career possibilities

Kindergartners Lukas Zelechowski, left, and Kacper Raczkowski experiment with a physician assistant's stethoscope. (Photo submitted) NEW BRITAIN – Careers ranging from first responder to government worker, cake decorator and physician’s assistant have come to life recently for students at Sacred Heart School.
New Britain Mayor Timothy O’Brien, Connecticut State Trooper Al Gorski, Archdiocese of Hartford schools superintendent Dale R. Hoyt and other adults represented various fields o...

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US Church leaders express surprise, admiration for pope's decision

Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 13:53 | Written by Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) – U.S. Catholic Church leaders who awoke to the news of Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he will retire at the end of February said they were surprised by the news but admired the pontiff's courage and humility for making the decision.

Citing health reasons, Pope Benedict announces his resignation

Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 09:15 | Written by Cindy Wooden/Catholic News Service

20130211cnsbr13800 web VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Saying he no longer has the strength to exercise ministry over the universal Church, Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would be resigning at the end of the month.

"After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," the pope told cardinals gathered for an ordinary public consistory to approve the canonization of new saints.

Pope Benedict, who was elected in April 2005, will be the first pope to resign in almost 600 years.

Celebration of Black History Month

Created on Monday, 11 February 2013 14:55 | Written by administrator

Deacon Arthur L. Miller, director of the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Office of Black Catholic Ministries, preaches the homily on Feb. 10 at the 10^th annual Mass in observance of Black History Month. Archbishop Henry J. Mansell was the principal celebrant of the Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Attendance was lower than in previous years as a result of a blizzard days before, but the Archdiocesan Gospel Choir enhanced the liturgy with joyful praise in song. (Photo by Bob Mullen/The Catholic Photographer)

Hospital promotes healthy hearts

Created on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 15:09 | Written by administrator

Prayers for protection of the throat

Created on Monday, 04 February 2013 08:58 | Written by administrator

Year of Faith activities continue to unfold in Archdiocese of Hartford

Created on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 12:28 | Written by Mary Chalupsky

HARTFORD – Enthusiasm continues to build as the Archdiocese of Hartford rolls out an array of events, resources, activities and liturgies designed to celebrate the Year of Faith that Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed to encourage Catholics to renew their faith.

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19 › Trilingual Pentecost Mass St Mary's Church, East Hartford EAST HARTFORD – The Catholic Communities of East Hartford North – St. Mary’s, St. Rose [...] › Mother's Banquet Cromwell, United States Holy Apotles College and Seminary, Cromwell HARTFORD – St. Gerard’s Center for Life will have its ninth annual mother’s banquet, Holy [...] › Pentecost Sunday Celebration Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield A Pentecost Sunday Celebration will be held on from 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the chapel of [...] Date : 19 05 2013	20	21 › Mass of healing and hope Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield Father Tom Hickey will celebrate a Mass of healing and hope at 7:30 p.m. May 21 in the chapel at [...] Date : 21 05 2013	22 › Bible study St. Mary Parish Center, Simsbury Biblestudy classes with Deacon Art Miller will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays April17, May 1 and 22 [...] Date : 22 05 2013	23 › Program on the family in Year of Faith Hamden, United States Family Life Office, Hamden A program titled “Faith and Family in the New Evangelization: Connecting the Heart of the [...] Date : 23 05 2013	24	25
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