May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
Syracuse Bishop Robert J. Cunningham will continue the diocese’s current practice of not publicly releasing the names of priests against whom allegations of abuse have been found credible, according to diocesan Chancellor and Director of Communications Danielle...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
“The Catholic Church in the United States has zero tolerance for sexual abuse of children, and the Bishops of New York State stand in unanimous and unwavering support of comprehensive public policy to prevent sexual abuse, punish offenders effectively and fairly, and...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
The final Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) meeting for the 2014-15 term was held on May 16 at Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High School in East Syracuse. During the meeting, an election of DPC officers for the 2015-17 term was held. Thomas Tynan, the current DPC...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph the Worker Parishes in Liverpool will be sponsoring a one-day pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy at Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Mass., on Sept. 12. A bus will depart from St. Joseph the Worker Church at 6:45...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
A guest of the Catholic Charities Men’s Shelter in Syracuse died May 14 after being stabbed at the facility. Syracuse Police officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the shelter, 1074 South Clinton St., at about 9:55 p.m. May 14, according to police Lt. Eric...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
With the days growing longer and the school year growing shorter, attentions are turning to summer vacations and weekend getaways. But how about taking a different kind of break — a spiritual retreat? The Sun asked Father John Rose, director of spiritual formation at...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville got an unexpected visitor April 26: Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the Vatican’s apostolic nuncio to the United States. “He came unannounced,” said a still-surprised Joseph Caruso, a retired radio broadcaster who’s...
May 20, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun May 21, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who will be beatified in San Salvador May 23, has become a symbol of Latin American church leaders’ efforts to protect their flocks from the abuses of military dictatorships. However, his life and the 35...
