Bishop O'Connell

Week of February 4, 2024

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, During the days and weeks of penance that lie ahead — from Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024, until Holy Thursday morning, March 28, 2024…

Week of May 28, 2023

A message from our Bishop: Through the General Secretariat for the Synod, our Holy Father Pope Francis has asked all Dioceses throughout the world to ob- serve a “World Day…

Week of November 7, 2021

A Message from our Bishop: CALLED BY NAME In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, the prophet is speaking in chapter 43 to “Israel in exile,” the “Babylonian Captivity” as…

A Special message from the Bishop

As the new year begins, there are many issues in society that challenge our Catholic moral and social teachings. Opposition to abortion remains our “preeminent priority.” During the month of…

Week of August 30, 2020

For centuries Catholics have turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary, asking for her intercession in times of need by praying the Rosary. This great prayer, whose origins date before the…

February 14, 2016

To the Clergy, Religious and Faithful of the Diocese of Trenton: President John Fitzgerald Kennedy once stated that, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to…