Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. celebrated with faithful of all ages as the Diocese of Trenton welcomed in the newborn Christ child during Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Bishop O’Connell served as the principal celebrant at Christmas Eve Mass in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Trenton, Christmas Midnight Mass in St. Paul’s[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. has shared a Christmas message this year exhorting faithful in the Diocese of Trenton to slow down, and take a few moments in this season to reflect on the birth of Christ in silence: The manger scene, the crèche. We know the words that tell its story. We have read[…]
This week, Pope Francis celebrates his fiftieth anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood and Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., shares his warmest prayers and well-wishes upon the occasion: On Friday, December 13, our Holy Father Pope Francis celebrates his Fiftieth Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood. Anniversaries are milestones in all of our lives[…]
Faced with declining enrollment and significant financial shortfalls, two Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Trenton will close this June. The news was shared Dec. 10 in separate meetings with the faculty, staff and families of Pope John Paul II Regional School in Willingboro, which is overseen by the Diocese, and Our Lady of[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell has released a message encouraging the faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to contact their senators to vote “no” on the healthcare bill S3804/A5508: Legislation proposed in the New Jersey State Legislature – S3804/A5508 – raises serious concerns that put that religious freedom in jeopardy. In an attempt to provide a[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is in Rome this week, along with his brother bishops from New Jersey and Pennsylvania, for Region III’s Ad Limina visit. Occurring about every five years, the pilgrimage will include the presentation of the quinquennial report prepared by each bishop for his diocese, meetings with officials of the Holy See[…]
On Sept. 20, 2019, the Diocese of Trenton was informed by a representative of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office of the arrest of Father Brendan Williams on charges of criminal sexual contact with a child occurring in the late 1990s. Father Williams is the former pastor of St. Veronica Parish, Howell, and has been out[…]
In response to the “Aid in Dying” Law, going into effect August 1, 2019 in the state of New Jersey, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. has shared a new reflection on the topic.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. has released a message for Memorial Day, reminding us of the importance of honoring those people who have lost their lives to protect our nation:
