Bishop Lucia calls on community to support one another, end injustice and racism
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia issued issued a statement May 31 in the wake of protests and unrest following the death of George Floyd.
St. Lucy’s Justice and Peace Committee decries the ‘pervasive American sin of racism’
To the editor: We, the Justice and Peace Committee of St. Lucy’s Church are much saddened by recent events, and we deplore and denounce the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis. We likewise ache for those in that community and other...
Bishops ‘sickened’ by Floyd’s death, say racism ‘real and present danger’
The U.S. Catholic bishops said May 29 they “are broken-hearted, sickened and outraged to watch another video of an African American man being killed before our very eyes.”
Bishop Lucia asks faithful to combine ‘expression of faith with prudential sense’ as public Masses resume
Bishop Douglas J. Lucia wears a face mask as he prepares to celebrate a Holy Hour at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception May 3. (Sun photo | Chuck Wainwright) Bishop Douglas J. Lucia announced last week that public Masses in the Diocese of Syracuse were...
Trump says houses of worship ‘essential,’ directs governors to open them
President Donald Trump arrives to make a statement to reporters at the White House in Washington about reopening U.S. places of worship by declaring them “essential” May 22, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo | Leah Millis, Reuters) ...
