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Bishop O'Connell honored · Monitor magazine · Hope in our Hearts deadline · Father Cioffi dies
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March 13, 2025BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., WILL BE HONORED by The Catholic University of America, Washington, March 14, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary celebration of the dedication of Father O’Connell Hall.
Bishop O’Connell, who was both the 14th president of CUA and former canon law student there, will be feted during a reception and dinner hosted by what is known as the nation’s Catholic university. It will be a revisiting of the day, more than 10 years ago, when the Bishop was on hand to dedicate the refurbished hall in October of 2014.
Read more HERE.
THE COVER OF THE MONITOR’S MARCH ISSUE TELLS A STORY we all can understand. A universal call to prayer for Pope Francis as he continues to be treated for pneumonia and other serious health issues has moved the hearts of the faithful and people of good will around the world. We bring you SPECIAL COVERAGE on the Holy Father’s health crisis and how it has impacted the Church and the faith.
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IN A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS, the long awaited and much anticipated 2025 Jubilee Faith Formation and Parish Ministry Conference will take place. And the word on the streets of the Diocese is it’s going to be amazing.
With all that’s being done to promote the daylong, bilingual conference on March 29 in St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel, the results have been impressive. All efforts – massive email blitzes to catechists, parish catechetical leaders, priests, pastors, deacons, Catholic school and parish ministry personnel sent out by the Department of Catechesis; The Monitor’s four-page feature and continuous advertising pushes both in print and on TrentonMonitor.com, the diocesan website, dioceseoftrenton.org and social media platforms, and the production of video clips featuring encouraging words from conference speakers and pastors by the Department of Multimedia Production – have contributed to the number of people attending reaching 429 as of March 5. That number could climb by the time registration closes on March 15.
To learn more and register for the event, click HERE.
BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., ANNOUNCED that Father Ronald Joseph Cioffi, a priest of the Diocese for 55 years; former longtime pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Keyport, and director of the former diocesan Office of Social Concerns, died March 12.
Read more about Father Cioffi HERE.
