Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
BALDWINSVILLE — When the going gets tough, the tough put on sneakers and go take a walk. Or at least that’s what Father Joseph E. Scardella, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Baldwinsville, is planning to do on June 18. Facing a gap in the budget for St. Mary’s...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals May 26 refused to stay a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas to block the Obama administration’s expansion of a deferred deportation program. President Barack...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
The Daughters of Charity released the following statement May 27: Sister Kathleen Appler, DC, was elected Superioress General of the worldwide Community at the General Assembly of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, France, May 25. Sister...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
Ken Kirkman’s call to a vocation “wasn’t really on his radar” until college. “A number of friends, relatives and priests had said they felt it was something I was being drawn towards, and that I could be an effective priest,” Kirkman said. “I said yes initially out...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
Peter Tassini, Jr. first heard the call to a vocation in high school. A lifelong parishioner of St. James Church in Syracuse, Tassini attended the school there and then went on to Bishop Ludden Jr./Sr. High School. “I believe it was through my experiences at...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
Kenneth Kirkman and Peter Tassini, Jr., ordained transitional deacons Trumpets blared, the choir sang and clergy, family and friends gathered to witness the Rite of Ordination for Transitional Deacons Kenneth Kirkman and Peter Tassini, Jr., at the Cathedral of the...
Jun 3, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sometimes, Pope Francis said, the most important thing parents of a seriously ill child can do is to keep asking God, “Why?” A child of 2 or 3 years will torment his or her parents with a continual series of “whys,” the pope said. The little...
Jun 6, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
Father Zachary Miller ordained a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse Not so long ago, it seemed Zach Miller’s calling might be law enforcement. A criminal justice student, Miller — a former Boy Scout with experience in the Army National Guard and on the Vestal...
Jun 10, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun June 4, 2015
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved new procedures for the Vatican to investigate and judge claims of “abuse of office” by bishops who allegedly failed to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse. The procedures will include a...
