Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
Each year, the Diocese of Syracuse honors its clergy who are celebrating milestone anniversaries. Here, the Sun offers a look at the jubilarians and their years of dedicated priestly service. 65 years Msgr. Eugene Yennock is celebrating 65 years in the...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
In December 1978, a new support group was formed to help grieving parents get through one of the most difficult times of the year: the holidays. The workshop was launched by Therese Schoeneck, who founded the not-for-profit Hope for Bereaved — a local organization...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse released the following statement April 28: With a goal of strengthening health care in Central New York, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will join Trinity Health, a leading national Catholic health system, as...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
Editor’s note: Each year, St. Lucy’s Church in Syracuse presents its Dorothy Day Award to a member of its community. Named for the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, the Dorothy Day Award honors individuals who share Day’s dedication to peace, social...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
They came to get answers, to ask questions and to find out how to be part of the “new evangelization” movement in the church. Hundreds of Catholics gathered in the Empire Room at the New York State Fairgrounds April 24 and 25 to watch the first New Evangelization...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
Download and print your own Flat Francis here! The 2015 World Meeting of Families will be held Sept. 22 to 25 in Philadelphia, Pa., followed by Pope Francis’ first U.S. papal visit Sept. 26 and 27, and the Diocese of Syracuse is offering the faithful several ways to...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
All Saints Catholic School student to sing with Vienna Boys’ Choir On the surface, Matthew Beach is just like any other 11 year-old boy at All Saints Catholic School in Endicott. He loves hockey, hanging out with his friends and playing on his iPad. His favorite...
Apr 29, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
Sometimes hometowns and home parishes — the ones you grew up with and made your sacraments in — leave a mark on your soul. Richard Stewart’s and Frank Schiro’s hometown of Rome, N.Y., has had this effect. In return, the two men, who reside on opposite coasts of the...
May 6, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun April 30, 2015
MALAKAL, South Sudan (CNS) — Behind the blue-helmeted U.N. soldiers ringing the periphery, their tanks and heavy weapons pointed outward, Maryknoll Father Mike Bassano’s parish is a tightly packed maze of tents and tarpaulins filled with people hiding from...
