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Church Fairs, Bazaars & Holiday Events Use the Handy List Below to See Where Church Fairs, Bazaars and Special Seasonal Events Are Being Held Throughout the Diocese. You Can Also Add Events to Your Google Calendar from Ours.            Saturday, October 17, 5 PM – 8 PM Annual Polish Dinner St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, Middletown Enjoy a homemade Polish dinner, raffle and auction. Takeout will be available. Proceeds support the church. Call the parish office for more information.   ...

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Throughout October 2026, the faithful of the Diocese of Norwich can join Catholics around the world in praying the World Mission Rosary each day at 3:00 PM. Even if we cannot gather together physically, imagine the power of thousands of Catholics stopping at the same hour and offering Mary’s Rosary for the missionary work of the Church. This tradition carries on the missionary legacy of Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who had a deep devotion to the missions and encouraged Catholics to unite prayer with support for the Church’s missionary work. Gather...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An operation to remove a small nodule from Pope Leo XIV's lung was successful, and he was recovering in his room, according to the Vatican press hall. "The procedure was successful" and went according to schedule and as planned, it said in a Telegram message Oct. 13, adding that the pope had gone back to his hospital room after the surgery. The brief medical report came before 8 p.m. Rome time, about seven hours after he arrived at Rome's Gemelli hospital for the scheduled surgery.  The news followed an evening rosary that ...

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Bishop Richard Reidy and Fr. Brian Maxwell are inviting the faithful to join them on Monday, October 19, for a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, New York, to honor the North American Martyrs on their feast day. Pilgrims will meet at the shrine, at 136 Shrine Road in Fultonville, and join other visitors from across the region in celebrating the feast with a Shrine Mass, a walk through the shrine's historic grounds, and a community lunch with Bishop Reidy. Where three saints gave their lives Auriesville is a well-known place...

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Outreach to Haiti • 40th Anniversary Father Frank Rouleau: A Life of Faith and Service to Haiti A quarter-century of priestly ministry and enduring relationships across borders. Father Frank Rouleau meets with parishioners in Haiti. As Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti celebrates 40 years of ministry, Father Frank Rouleau stands among those whose dedication has helped build lasting bonds of faith, friendship and hope between Connecticut and Haiti. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Norwich by Bishop Daniel P. Hart on May 27, 2000, Father Frank&...

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10-minute silent meditation Sister Mary Jane Vo, SCM, brought 20 students from the Pro-life club at The Academy of The Holy Family to pray outside Planned Parenthood in Norwich on Columbus Day. The girls decided to offer two Rosaries, a Divine Mercy Chaplet, and 10 minutes of silent prayer for the intention of mothers to choose life, the end of abortion, and for this facility in our diocese to close. It was very inspirational to see their sincerity and powerful public witness. After, Father Brian and Ed Stokes with Birthright in New London treated the girls to i...

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