Feb 16, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
Women in the Diocese of Syracuse will have two opportunities to draw closer to the Lord at the annual Lenten retreats for women in March. Western Region retreat The first retreat will be held Sat., March 14 at Holy Family Church in Syracuse. The event will be held...
Feb 17, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church cannot call itself church if it is a “closed caste” where the sick, the wounded and sinners are shunned, Pope Francis told the 20 new cardinals he created. “The way of the church is precisely to leave her four walls...
Feb 16, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
FAIRMOUNT— On Feb. 7, Holy Family School staff, students, family and friends had a “wearin’ of the green” a bit early as they gathered for the school’s 13th annual hooley. More than 300 people attended the Irish-themed event that featured games, raffles, food,...
Feb 16, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
As Lent begins, here is a list of some of the many fish fries taking place in the diocese. This list is also available at thecatholicsun.com. If you’d like to add your parish’s or organization’s fish fry, send information to fishfry@thecatholicsun.com. Western Region...
Feb 16, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
USCCB — Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, former chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), offers “10 Things to Remember for Lent”: 1Remember the formula. The Church does a good...
Feb 24, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun February 19, 2015
DOHUK, Iraq (CNS) — Dozens of Assyrian Christians were abducted by Islamic State forces during a new offensive against a string of villages in northeastern Syria, aid and civil rights organizations reported. The exact number of people being held was unknown, but...
