May 3, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun May 4, 2017
By Tom Maguire | Associate editor Each year, the Diocese of Syracuse honors its clergy who are celebrating milestone anniversaries. Here, the Sun offers a brief look at jubilarians marking 25, 30, and 40 years of dedicated priestly service. Next week’s issue will...
May 3, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun May 4, 2017
By Dyann Nashton | Contributing writer NEW HARTFORD — Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish Father Kevin Bunger stood before a group of almost 40 in the church pews Saturday. He provided a brief history of the building, the first in the diocese built following...
May 3, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun May 4, 2017
St. John the Evangelist School’s Odyssey of the Mind team will be competing in the World Finals May 24-27 at Michigan State University. This honor follows the Binghamton school’s first-place finish in regional and New York State competitions. In New York State, the...
May 3, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun May 4, 2017
By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service CAIRO (CNS) — Placing flowers, lighting a candle and praying at the site where dozens of Coptic Orthodox Christians were killed by an Islamic State militant last year, Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II...
May 3, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Sun May 4, 2017
The Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse, has released the most recent pastoral appointments and changes in the Diocese of Syracuse. Additional pastoral changes will be announced in the near future. The changes are: Reverend Richard B. Dunn,...
Apr 26, 2017 | 2017 Archives, Latest news, Sun May 4, 2017
By Keanine Griggs | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While searching for a connection today often means looking for Wi-Fi, Pope Francis said real connections between people are the only hope for the future. “How wonderful would it be if the growth of...