WJMJ News Headlines

Respected Priest Remembered



The Archdiocese of Hartford is remembering a retired priest today. Father Joseph Graziani passed away this weekend, at the age of 88. He was ordained in 1945 by Archbishop Henry O’Brien, serving at Saint Luke in Hartford, Saint Augustine in South Glastonbury and Saint Peter in Torrington until he retired in 1989.

A wake is being held Wednesday at Saint Peter’s Church in Torrington from 3 to 7, followed by a parish mass. The mass for Christian Burial will be Thursday morning at 10:30 at Saint Peter’s Church.

We extend our deepest sympathy and offer our prayers for Father Graziani’s family and his parish families.



Other News Headlines:

School Reopens After Swine Flu Outbreak
Pay Cuts in the Fairbanks Diocese
Planned Protests at Notre Dame
Christians Fight to See Pope in Middle East

Swine Flu Spreads

More than 150 students at St. Francis Catholic School are exhibiting symptoms of swine flu. The school in Queens, New York has been temporarily shut down, and workers are sanitizing the area. Public schools in the region will remain open. Eight of nine students at St. Francis tested positive for the potentially deadly virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About a dozen students recently had returned from Mexico, where the virus has killed dozens and sickened more than a thousand.

Health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Tuesday that the new count includes "a number of hospitalizations" but they did not say how many. CDC officials had said there had been just one person hospitalized.

There are 17 new cases in New York City, four more in Texas and three additional cases in California. That brings the total confirmed cases to 45 in New York City, 10 in California, six in Texas, two in Kansas and one in Ohio. Officials have now labelled swine flu a level 4 pandemic.

Homeland Security Head, Janet Napolitano issues a warning for those travelling to Mexico.

We’ll continue to keep you updated as more details come in.