Feb 4, 2016 | 2016 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
By Katherine Long | Editor BINGHAMTON — Susan Kitchen, newly named principal of St. James Elementary School in Johnson City, said she is “delighted and overjoyed” to return to Catholic education, having begun her career as a teacher at Our Lady of Sorrows School in...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
As part of its monthly Conversation Series, Christ the King Retreat House and Conference Center in Syracuse hosted a lively panel discussion, “The Changing Face of Syracuse and What Multiculturalism Adds to Syracuse,” on April 9.The discussion opened dialogue on...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy is what makes God perfect and all-powerful, Pope Francis said in his document officially proclaiming the 2015-2016 extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy. “If God limited himself to only justice, he would cease to be God, and would instead be like...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
The life of Father James A. Culver was celebrated by family, friends and other faithful members of the community at a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter’s Church in Rome April 8. Father Culver passed peacefully on March 31 at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany,...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
PANAMA CITY (CNS) — An hourlong meeting April 11 between U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro marked the first such personal encounter between the leaders of the two neighboring countries since 1958. The session held during the Summit on...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Local, Sun April 16, 2015
What are the seven sacraments and what is required for a Catholic to receive them? Over the coming weeks, the Sun will present features on each of the sacraments celebrated in the Catholic faith: baptism, Eucharist, reconciliation, confirmation, anointing of the sick,...
Apr 15, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
Organist Jared Shepard will perform with the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra (OCSO) this month, a special experience. “It is a privilege to be invited to be a concerto soloist with any orchestra, and it usually means that the performer is doing a somewhat...
Apr 16, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican approved new statutes and bylaws for the U.S. Leadership Conference of Women Religious, ending a seven-year process of investigating the group and engaging in dialogue with its officers to ensure greater harmony with church...
Apr 21, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 16, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, who was convicted in 2012 on one misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child abuse. The Vatican announced the bishop’s...
Apr 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, 2015 News, Sun April 16, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will visit Cuba in September before his trip to the United States. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters April 22 that the pope has “received and accepted the invitation from the civil...
