Debris covered charred desks in this photo of a classroom in Our Lady of the Angels School. The Dec.1, 1958, fire at school killed 92 students and three BVM teaching sisters. Remembrance services were held throughout the archdiocese the weekend of Nov. 30 to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic fire. (Catholic New World file photo)
Bridgeport Catholic Academy students Kristian Rokita (left), 8, and Brian Woodman, 7, join in prayer Dec. 1 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Our Lady of the Angels School fire. Schools in the archdiocese paused for a moment of silence at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 1.
Photo: Brian J. Morowczynski / Catholic New World