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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.



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Swine Flu Infects Catholic School

The strain of swine flu believed to have killed 86 people in Mexico has infected at least eight students at a large Roman Catholic high school in Queens, New York.

About a dozen students of St. Francis Preparatory School brought the virus from Cancun where they had gone for Spring Break. Their cases are considered to be mild. The Acting Director for the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Richard Besser, says the outbreak may be here to stay.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave a statement Sunday stating that many New York victims are recovering, but that the family members of the infected have been showing signs of the flu symptoms, suggesting that it may be spreading from person to person.

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