Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
Text and photos by Katherine Long, editor Bishop Robert J. Cunningham and the Catholic Sun led a pilgrimage to Ireland Oct. 1 to 10, taking 47 pilgrims across the Emerald Isle to experience its rich spiritual and cultural history. On our journey, we had the...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
By Katherine Long Editor “So let the grateful chorus swell, let voices praise her name, Cathedral as our love we tell, our loyalty proclaim.” The sounds of Cathedral Academy’s alma mater filled the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse Oct. 17 as alumni...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
Submitted by Patricia A. Burak Director, Slutzker Center for International Services, Syracuse University; parishioner, St. John the Baptist Ukranian Catholic Church The Catholic and Ukrainian communities of CNY are thrilled to host native son Bishop Borys Gudziak in...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
Submitted by Julie Galvin November is just around the corner and Hope for Bereaved is preparing for its annual Celebration of Hope dinner on Nov. 13 at the Nicholas J. Pirro Oncenter Ballroom. For the past 37 years Hope for Bereaved has been a safe haven for those...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
By Pat Shea Associate editor A little bit of Syracuse, in the form of altar candles, lit the way for Pope Francis to celebrate Mass at five churches in Philadelphia, New York City and Washington D.C., during his recent visit to the U.S. The candles were specially...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
Submitted by Sheila O’Connor-Ambrose, PhD Last Sunday, under a sun-drenched Roman sky, Pope Francis canonized Louis Martin and Marie-Zelie Guerin, the parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, who wrote that her first blessing was to be born into a family that...
Oct 22, 2015 | 2015 Archives, Sun October 22, 2015
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Marking the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis outlined his vision for a church that is “synodal” at every level, with everyone listening to one another, learning from one another and...