Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
Provided by Jared Paventi, Chief Communications Officer, Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association 2015 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report found that only 45 percent of people with Alzheimer’s disease and/or their...
Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
On April 24 and 25, the Diocese of Syracuse will be one of 20 select host sites across North America to simulcast a live stream of the dynamic “New Evangelization Summit” (NES). A two-day conference expected to reach over 5,000 Catholics, the event will feature eight...
Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
Sister Kathleen Heffron, CSJ, executive director of Cortland/Chenango Rural Services in Cincinnatus since 1987, is doing what she likes to do best — help other people. “I am with people, listening to them. I initiate getting help for them and I like being able to...
Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To enter Christ’s empty tomb like the disciples and see that he has risen, Christians today also must “bend down,” Pope Francis said in his Easter message. “Love has triumphed over hatred. Life has conquered death. Light has dispelled the...
Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It started with hallucinogenic peyote and a couple of guys in Oregon who were fired after they used it in a religious ritual. Over the course of 25 years, the U.S. debate over religious rights moved from there to the current social and...
Apr 7, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, will be the speaker at Le Moyne College’s 65th commencement ceremony May 17, the college announced April 6. “Cardinal Dolan’s record of leadership and service to the Catholic church in the U.S. and internationally is...
Apr 14, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 9, 2015
Bishop Robert J. Cunningham announced the following personnel assignments April 14: RETIREMENTS Reverend James E. Gehl, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Cicero, will retire on June 30, 2015. We thank Father Gehl for his many years of faithful service. Reverend Edward...