Dec 3, 2018 | Local
By Catholic Sun staff The Diocese of Syracuse released Dec. 3 a list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor in the diocese in the past 70 years. The list names 57 priests of the Diocese of Syracuse. Of the men listed, 38 are deceased. Of the 19 living,...
Nov 14, 2018 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
At this time of year, our thoughts turn to raking leaves, apple cider, cozy sweaters, football, and our national holiday, Thanksgiving. In this age of instant gratification, information at our fingertips through social media, and the fast pace of life in general, I...
Nov 7, 2018 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun, Uncategorized
National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual weeklong celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renewing our prayers and support for...
Oct 31, 2018 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun, Uncategorized
The annual Syracuse Catholic Women’s Conference was held at the Oncenter on Saturday, October 27. Since its inception nine years ago women from our diocese and surrounding dioceses have gathered to be enriched by the presentations of guest speakers, the availability...
Oct 17, 2018 | Bishop Cunningham, My Place in the Sun
On Tuesday, October 16, I celebrated the traditional Red Mass for judges, attorneys, law professors, law enforcement officers, and government officials at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. This annual celebration invokes God’s blessing and the guidance of...
Dec 1, 2018 | Local
By Katherine Long | Editor The Diocese of Syracuse will release Dec. 3 a list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor in the diocese since 1950. The list will include the names of both living and deceased priests. The list will be available at...
Nov 26, 2018 | Latest news
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Over 3,000 Catholics and other people of faith signed a pledge Nov. 19 to express solidarity with all those seeking asylum in the United States and “promising to be good neighbors to those seeking refuge in our...
Nov 26, 2018 | Latest news
By Joseph Kenny and Jennifer Brinker | Catholic News Service HIGH RIDGE, Mo. (CNS) — Music played a big part in a Mass of remembrance for Jamie Schmidt Nov. 20 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in High Ridge, which was fitting because it had played a big part in...
Nov 23, 2018 | Latest news
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher | Catholic News Service The Archdiocese of Berlin took Pope Francis’s call to participate in World Day of the Poor to a new level by hosting a festive banquet for the city’s poor in St. Hedwig’s Cathedral. In honor of World...
Nov 23, 2018 | Latest news
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After Islamic terrorists stormed the Algerian monastery he called home, Trappist Father Christian de Cherge felt compelled to put pen to paper and write down his testament. Father de Cherge, prior of...
Nov 23, 2018 | Latest news
By Francis Njuguna | Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Catholic bishops in South Sudan and Sudan appealed to the citizens of the two countries — including those in diaspora — to work harder for peace, telling them, “True peace can only be...
Nov 22, 2018 | Latest news
By Gina Christian | Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Thanksgiving should be a daily attitude rather than an annual observance, according to an American Indian leader in Pennsylvania. Chief Buffy Red Feather Brown, leader of the Southeastern Cherokee...
Nov 22, 2018 | Latest news
By Tom Tracy | Catholic News Service SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. (CNS) — Moved by their own good fortune at dodging recent hurricanes, a Miami community expressed their gratitude by sending a convoy of volunteers and donations to Hurricane Michael’s ground zero in the...
Nov 22, 2018 | Latest news
By Katie Rutter | Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Jesus himself might have set the all-time food record when he miraculously served 5,000 men with a few loaves and fish. In this day and age, however, the Indianapolis Council of the Society of St. Vincent de...
Nov 21, 2018 | Latest news, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis visits Panama for World Youth Day in January, he will meet with young people not able to attend the festivities: some in jail and with some living with HIV. He also will dedicate...
Nov 21, 2018 | Latest news
By Joanne Fox Catholic News Service SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City acknowledged the consternation and sadness of the faithful when details concerning the news of decades of sexual abuse of adolescents by a former diocesan priest...
Nov 21, 2018 | Latest news, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a video message to young men and women around the world, Pope Francis called on them to provoke an uprising of change by serving others. In helping those who are suffering, both young believers...
Nov 21, 2018 | Latest news, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked people to give thanks to God for the gift of so many men and women living a cloistered life of total dedication to prayer. “May these communities not lack affection, closeness and...
Nov 14, 2018 | Sun November 15, 2018
By Nicole Ossevoort | Communications and social media specialist If you’re looking for gifts that mean and do more this Christmas, here are some suggestions for you! • Lisieux Nail Polish “Nail polish for your soul and a holy reminder you can take anywhere!” Inspired...
Nov 21, 2018 | Latest news
We’re giving away a selection of gifts featured in the 2018 Christmas Gift Guide to two lucky Sun subscribers! Here’s how to win: 1. Be a current Sun subscriber or subscribe by December 13, 2018 (name and delivery address confirmation will be required) 2....
