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Celebrating 15 Years of Honoring Catholic Educators This year will mark the 15th Annual Seton Scholarship Dinner, titled respectively after Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton who is known as a founder of this country’s parochial school system, established this nation’s first all-girls Catholic School in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Elizabeth was born on August 28, 1774, and originally raised Episcopalian before converting to Catholicism. She was married to William Seton, and they had five children. The Legacy of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Elizabeth Ann Seton was the fou...

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The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven is hosting a powerful new exhibition titled Among the Persecuted and Displaced: Photographs from Iraq and Nigeria, on display from March 22 through September 7, 2025. The exhibition highlights the stories of Christians who face extreme persecution in these regions, where militant groups like ISIS and Boko Haram have inflicted devastating violence and displacement. Featuring the work and outreach of Stephen Rasche, an American attorney and advocate for persecuted Christians, the exhibit offers a poignant look int...

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    Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti  Invites You to the 18th Annual Gala   For the Love of a Child Charity Gala   Saturday, April 5, 2025 A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Rd., Bolton, CT  Cocktails at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner   The Most Reverend Christopher J. Coyne, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Norwich and Archbishop of Hartford, invites you to join him in this event that benefits the children who live in the Archdiocese of Port-au-of Prince, Haiti. A silent auction will feature Go...

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  On Monday, April 28th, students from the UConn Catholic Center, in conjunction with Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, will lead a Eucharistic Procession through the heart of the University of Connecticut’s campus in Storrs. The procession will begin following the 12:30 PM daily Mass, starting at the UConn Catholic Center. The planned route spans approximately one mile, offering students, faculty, and community members a visible and prayerful witness of faith and devotion to the Eucharist. This public expression of Catholic belief in the Real Presence of ...

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The seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Joseph School in New London understand well the reasons they spend the morning on the third Thursday of March each year preparing dinner for the New London Community Meal Center just around the corner from the school. For 36 years, young people in grades 7 and 8 have cooked and served meals to the guests of the Meal Center. In the words of the eighth-grade vice president when asked why they do it: “God wants us to do this!”   Stones of God's Kingdom St. Joseph School makes clear to its st...

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