To the threshold of the apostles

Nov 21, 2019 | Local

Bishop of Syracuse Douglas J. Lucia, retired Bishop Robert J. Cunningham, and the other bishops of New York State made a special pilgrimage to Rome Nov. 11 to 16. Known as visits “ad limina apostolorum” — to the threshold of the apostles — the...

A missionary’s tale: ‘One is for me, one is for you’

Nov 21, 2019 | Local

Binghamton native relates stories from camp in South Sudan By Tom Maguire | Associate editor A mid the dust, the crowded conditions, and the poverty in a refugee camp in South Sudan, Binghamton native Father Michael Bassano is amazed by the resilience that he...

Obituary: Sister Johanne McCarthy, CSJ

Nov 21, 2019 | Local

Sister Johanne McCarthy, CSJ (Sister Agnes Marina), 83, died Nov. 12, at Samaritan Hospital. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 64 years. Sister Johanne was born on Sept. 6, 1936, in Syracuse, daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Foreman McCarthy....

Cathedral Concert Series kicks off with power, emotion

Nov 21, 2019 | Local

By Tom Maguire | Associate editor The Cathedral Concert Series began Nov. 8 on a night that gave glory to music and family. Powerful baritone Todd Thomas is the uncle of organist Philip Fillion, and cellist Lindsay Groves figured that her cello is very compatible with...

Thanksgiving: Gratitude for God’s gifts in the face of trying times

Nov 21, 2019 | US & World

By Mike Nelson | Catholic News Service This time a year ago, less than 20 miles from where I live in Southern California, a dozen people were killed and a dozen more injured in a horrific mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill, less than a half-hour from our...