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The fire was quenched thanks to the quick thinking of the college's chaplain, as well as the fast response of fire fighters.

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel on the New England Campus of Thomas Aquinas College sustained an April 9, 2023, fire causing thousands of dollars in damages. / Courtesy of Thomas Aquinas CollegeBoston, Mass., Apr 13, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).As Father Greg Markey, head chaplain at Thomas Aquinas College's New England campus, opened the door to the sacristy preparing for an early morning hour of eucharistic adoration on Easter Sunday, he was hit by a wall of black smoke. "And immediately I said, 'This is a fire. We have a fire here!'" Markey told CNA April 13. Markey could ...

Father Markey could see flames devouring the floor and walls of the wooden sacristy in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help chapel, which houses tens of thousands o...

NORTHFIELD — A fire in a sacristy at Thomas Aquinas College was caused by incense left burning the night before Easter, according to Executive Director of College Relations Chris Weinkopf.Deputy Fire Chief David Quinn Jr. said his department was...

NORTHFIELD — At least 300 people donned their Sunday best as Bishop William Byrne, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, visited Thomas Aquinas College on Monday for the rededication of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel.The bishop...