Wayne Gignac News Today

The Mohegan Tribe submitted the winning bid for St. Bernard School in Montville, up for auction following over 100 claims of sex abuse against the diocese.

Exemptions aside, mostly on religious grounds, rates among hospital staffs climbed into high 90s over three-and-a-half month span.

Water erosion at Calvary Cemetery is resulting in some headstones leaning precariously...

Water erosion at Calvary Cemetery is resulting in some headstones leaning precariously...

As the one-year-mark of the pandemic approaches,  the Rev. John O’Neill of St. James Church in Danielson, said it’s been a hard year for everyone, as the pandemic is even preventing the Christian tradition of Ash Wednesday to continue without changes. “I tell people to hang in there,” O’Neill said. “This year’s been toughest year we’ve experienced.” On Feb. 10, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich issued a release detailing the changes that have been made in the diocese reg...

In order to safely reach as many parishioners as possible during the country’s first COVID-19 Christmas season, some local churches are adding services and offering alternate ways for the faithful to view the pageantry. In Norwich, the Cathedral of St. Patrick on Broadway is expanding its number of Christmas Eve services, Diocese of Norwich Director of Communications Wayne Gignac said. “Normally on Christmas Eve, we’d have a 4 p.m. and Midnight Mass,” he said. “This year, we’ve add...