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    Do you have an upcoming parish or school event that would be of interest to others in the Diocese? These folks do! Around the Diocese Submissions Please provide your event details to your parish administrator for submission. Email submissions are NOT accepted. Descriptions are limited to 30 words. Parish Admin Log-In   Calendar of Events Here's what's happening Around the Diocese!   Upcoming Events For events with additional information, click the blue event title to view the complete announcement or r...

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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 24 St. Pius X Holiday Fair St. Pius X Church, Middletown 9 AM – 3 PM Food, crafts, fall and Christmas items, pumpkins, hay rides, raffles, games, vendors, baked goods, children’s activities and a huge tag sale. For information, call...

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Bishop Reidy celebrated the North American Martyrs Feast Day Mass Monday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, NY. He was accompanied by seven concelebrating priests from the Northeast. Various pilgrims from NY, MA, VT, PA, and our home state of CT, along with many Sisters of Life came to receive the many blessings and graces of Our Generous Lord. Bishop Reidy spoke on the eight heroic Saints who brought the Gospel of Christ to the inhabitants of the New World, and our continued mission to spread the Good News in our day and age. The beautiful autum...

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will not need further cancer treatment, the Vatican announced. Final examinations of the tissue removed during his lung surgery confirmed that the cancer was lung adenocarcinoma and it was localized; an oncological evaluation determined that no additional therapy was necessary, according to a Vatican communique released late Oct. 21. The news came just over a week after the pope underwent surgery Oct. 13 at Rome's Gemelli hospital to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. Medical tests had detected a suspicious growth that was ...

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  A One-Day Retreat Awakening How is the Holy Spirit at work in your life? Join us for a one-day retreat designed to help deepen your faith! Retreat Details Date Saturday, October 24, 2026 Time 9:00 a.m.–3:50 p.m. Mass at 4:00 p.m. Location Sts. Peter & Paul Hall 181 Elizabeth Street Norwich, CT 06360 Free lunch included. A Day to Deepen Your Faith Rediscover God’s unconditional love. Learn more about the Holy Spirit’s gifts. Develop a deep and meaningful prayer life. R...

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  At the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, an extraordinary collection of relics offers more than a glimpse into Catholic history. It makes tangible an ancient truth of the faith: the saints are not distant figures of the past, but friends who remain very much a part of the Church today. To walk the hallway leading to the chapel at the Motherhouse in Baltic, Connecticut, is to pass through centuries of Catholic history. Behind glass, reliquaries bear the names of men and women who lived in different countries, embraced dif...

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