Aug 25, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Chaz Muth, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Pope Francis approaches the Catholic Charities building in downtown Washington during his U.S. visit in September, he will encounter a “homeless person” covered in a blanket laying on a park...
Aug 25, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Richard Meek, Catholic News Service BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — Ten years later the memories still linger for Carol Spruell, as if they happened yesterday but perhaps were a lifetime ago. She remembers the chaos, despair, uncertainty and the cries for help from...
Aug 25, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Terry Dickson, Catholic News Service BILOXI, Miss. (CNS) — After evacuating for Hurricane Katrina, Malcolm Ware couldn’t wait to get back to his apartment at the Santa Maria del Mar Retirement Community and the shrimp awaiting him in his deep freeze....
Aug 25, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news, Papal visit
By Christie L. Chicoine, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Being called to the principal’s office during the school year can cause angst even among the most mischievous students. But for those who typically demonstrate their best behavior, being summoned during...
Aug 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the 24th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Pope Francis sent a letter to the nation’s president and asked Catholics to join him in prayers for peace. After reciting the Angelus prayer Aug. 23 with visitors in St....
Aug 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – A federal judge Aug. 21 gave the Obama administration 60 days — until Oct. 23 — to release the hundreds of immigrant mothers and children being held in locked detention centers. Central California...
Aug 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Beth Donze, Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Like many of his brother priests, Father Dennis Hayes decided to take his chances and stay put as Katrina teased the Louisiana coast, hoping the storm’s Category 5 fury would spare his parish of St. Louise de...
Aug 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Latest news
By Beth Donze, Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — New Orleans attorney Brandon Briscoe was a second-year pre-theology student at Notre Dame Seminary in 2005 when he took a photograph of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries workers evacuating him and 20 others...
Aug 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Media Kit
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Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs
The Knights of Columbus of New York State installed several new chaplains on July 18. Pictured above (left to right) are Associate State Chaplain Msgr. James Cox, Senior Associate State Chaplain Father Brian McWeeney, State Chaplain Bishop Robert J. Cunningham, First...
Aug 20, 2015 | Briefs
Christ the King hosts international speaker Father Anthony Gittins, C.S.Sp. Father Anthony Gittins, C.S.Sp., M.A., Ph.D., a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, author, speaker, missionary and professor emeritus of theology and culture at The Catholic...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs
Marianne Angelillo, author of the book Sharing My Stones, will present a program at HOPE for Bereaved’s Center, 4500 Onondaga Blvd, Syracuse, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. She will share her grief journey, along with hopeful coping skills. Angelillo’s story shows the benefits of...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs, Obituaries
On Aug. 13, 2015, Deacon Raymond J. Goskowski, 89, of Bethlehem, Pa., formerly of Sunrise Terrace, Binghamton, N.Y., passed away at his residence. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Bethlehem, Pa. Deacon Goskowski was born in Forest City, Pa., and...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs, Obituaries
Sister Marion Rypski, CSJ, 95, died Aug. 12 at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 77 years. Sister Marion, the former Agnes Sophie Rypski, was born on June 8, 1920, in Syracuse, daughter of the late...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs
CENTRAL SQUARE — When they faced off in 2013, the game ended in a tie — but this year the Men in Black showed no mercy to the home team. Playing on their home field, Divine Mercy parishioners took on priests, deacons and seminarians of the diocese in the annual...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs
UTICA — A tree dedicated on July 10 to the memory of Msgr. Francis Willenburg, the former pastor of St. Agnes Church, Utica, was stolen on Aug. 3 from an area on Memorial Parkway in Utica, near the zoo. Bishop Thomas Costello, a close friend and former college...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Briefs
Catholic Charities will host the 21st annual Bishop Foery Foundation Golf Tournament on Sept. 14 at The Pompey Club. The tournament will honor Joseph E. O’Hara of Peace, Inc. The Golf Tournament will begin with lunch at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at noon....
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Out & About
Sept. 12 • A Call to Grandparents and “Grandparents at Heart” Talk at St. Cecilia Church’s Denti Hall, 1001 Woods Rd., Solvay 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Presenters will address the three-fold mission of Passing on the Faith, Keeping Prayer in...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Out & About
Sept. 10 • Roots of Christian Faith Course at The Spiritual Renewal Center, 1342 Lancaster Ave., Syracuse, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thurs. evenings through Sept. 24. Dr. Mark Lawson will present “Roots of Christian Faith: Discipleship in the Early Centuries.” To register,...
Aug 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Out & About
Sept. 9 • Silver Tea at Pine Ridge Farm (home of Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Lounsbury), 3639 Cobb Hill Rd., Cazenovia, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Donations will be graciously accepted and will benefit Francis House. For more information, call Kristin Mancuso at (315) 446-0289 or Patte...
